Tex. Family Code § 45.003
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 45.003, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 45.003. CITATION.
Official statutory text
(a) The following persons are entitled to citation in a suit under this subchapter:
(1) a parent of the child whose parental rights have not been terminated;
(2) any managing conservator of the child; and
(3) any guardian of the child.
(b) Citation must be issued and served in the same manner as under Chapter 102.
(1) a parent of the child whose parental rights have not been terminated;
(2) any managing conservator of the child; and
(3) any guardian of the child.
(b) Citation must be issued and served in the same manner as under Chapter 102.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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