Tex. Family Code § 88.008
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 88.008, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 88.008. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.
Official statutory text
In applying and construing this chapter, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among the states that enact the Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act.
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