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TITLE 5. THE PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT
AFFECTING THE PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIP
SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 102. FILING SUIT
Sec. 102.001.
suiT auThoRized; sCope of suiT. ............................311
Sec. 102.002.
CommenCemenT of suiT. ...................................311
Sec. 102.003.
geneRal sTanding To file suiT..............................311
Sec. 102.0031.
RequiRed affidaViT foR sTanding of nonpaRenT...............312
Sec. 102.0035.
sTaTemenT To ConfeR sTanding. ............................314
Sec. 102.004. sTanding foR CeRTain RelaTiVes and gRandpaRenT oR
oTheR peRson peRsons. ....................................315
Sec. 102.0045.
sTanding foR siBling. .....................................317
Sec. 102.005.
sTanding To RequesT TeRminaTion and adopTion..............317
Sec. 102.006.
limiTaTions on sTanding. ..................................318
Sec. 102.007.
sTanding of TiTle iV- d agenCy..............................319
Sec. 102.008.
ConTenTs of peTiTion. .....................................319
Sec. 102.0086.
ConfidenTialiTy of pleadings. .............................321
Sec. 102.009.
seRViCe of CiTaTion........................................321
Sec. 102.0091.
WaiVeR of CiTaTion........................................322
Sec. 102.010.
seRViCe of CiTaTion By puBliCaTion..........................322
Sec. 102.011.
aCquiRing juRisdiCTion oVeR nonResidenT....................324
Sec. 102.012.
exeRCising paRTial juRisdiCTion.............................325
Sec. 102.013.
doCKeTing RequiRemenTs...................................325
Sec. 102.014.
use of digiTized signaTuRe.................................325
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The Parent- Child Relationship Sec. 102.003.
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Sec. 102.001. suit authorized; sCoPe of suit.
(a) Asuitmaybeledasprovidedinthistitle.
(b) Oneormorematterscoveredbythistitlemaybedeterm inedinthesuit.Thecour t,onitsown
motion,mayre quireth epartie storeplead inordert hatanyissuea ffecti ngthepare nt-childrelatio nship
maybedetermine dinthesuit.
Sec. 102.002. CommenCement of suit.
Anoriginalsu itbeginsbythelingofapetitiona sprovidedbythischapter.
Sec. 102.003. general standing to file suit.
(a) Anoriginalsuitmaybeledatanytimeby:
(1) aparentofthechild;
(2) thechildthrougharepresentat iveauthorizedbythecour t;
(3) acustodianorpersonhavingtherightofvisitationwit horaccesstothechildappointed
byanorderofacourtofanotherst ateorcountry;
(4) aguardianofthepersonoroftheestateofthechi ld;
(5) agovernmentalentity;
(6) theDepartmentofFamilyandProte ctiveServices;
(7) alicensedchildplacingagency;
(8) amanalleginghimselftobethef atherofachildlinginac cordancewithChapt er160,
subjecttothelimitat ionsofthatchapter,butnototherwise;
(9) aperson,otherthanafosterparent,relative, or designated caregiver of a child place d
by the Department of Family and Protecti ve Services,who hashadexcl usive act ual
care,control,andpossessionofthechildforatleastsixmonthsendingnotmorethan90
daysprecedingthed ateofthelingofthepetition;
(10) a person designated as the managing conser vatori na revoked orun revokedaf davit
ofrelinquishmentu nderChapter161ortowhomconsenttoa doptionhasbeeng ivenin
writingunde rChapter162;
(11)a personwit hwhomthe childa ndthe child'sgua rdian,ma nagingc onservator,or parent
haveresided forat least six monthse nding notmore than 90 dayspre ceding thed ate
ofthe ling ofthe petition if thech ild'sgu ardian, managing conser vator,or parent is
deceasedatthetimeofthel ingofthepetition;
(11) apersonwhoisthefosterparent,relative, or designated caregiverofac hil dpla ced byt he
Departme ntofFamilyandProtect iveServicesi ntheperson'shomeforat least12months
endingnotmorethan90dayspr ecedingthedateofthel ingofthepetition, unless:
(A) the child has been retur ned to the parent under Section 263.403; or
(B) the child has been placed with a parent and the suit by the Depar tment of
Family and Protective Serv ices has been dismissed under Section 263. 401;
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