Tex. Family Code § 159.203
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 159.203, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 159.203. INITIATING AND RESPONDING TRIBUNAL OF STATE.
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Under this chapter, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.
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