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TITLE 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP
SUBTITLE C. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
CHAPTER 9. POST- DECREE PROCEEDINGS
SUBCHAPTER A. SUIT TO ENFORCE DECREE
Sec. 9.001.
enfoRCemenT of deCRee....................................146
Sec. 9.002.
ConTinuing auThoRiTy To enfoRCe deCRee. ..................146
Sec. 9.003.
filing deadlines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Sec. 9.004.
appliCaBiliTy To undiVided pRopeRTy........................148
Sec. 9.005.
no juRy. .................................................148
Sec. 9.006.
enfoRCemenT of diVision of pRopeRTy. ......................148
Sec. 9.007.
limiTaTion on poWeR of CouRT To enfoRCe. ..................150
Sec. 9.008.
ClaRifiCaTion oRdeR.......................................151
Sec. 9.009.
deliVeRy of pRopeRTy......................................153
Sec. 9.010.
ReduCTion To money judgmenT. ............................153
Sec. 9.011.
RighT To fuTuRe pRopeRTy..................................154
Sec. 9.012.
ConTempT. ...............................................155
Sec. 9.013.
CosTs....................................................155
Sec. 9.014.
aTToRney's fees, CouRT CosTs, and expenses. ................155
SUBCHAPTER B. POST- DECREE QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER
Sec. 9.101.
juRisdiCTion foR qualified domesTiC RelaTions oRdeR.........156
Sec. 9.102.
pRoCeduRe................................................157
Sec. 9.103. pRioR failuRe To RendeR qualified domesTiC
RelaTions oRdeR. .........................................157
Sec. 9.104.
defeCTiVe pRioR domesTiC RelaTions oRdeR. .................158
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Sec. 9.1045. amendmenT of qualified domesTiC RelaTions oRdeR. .........158
Sec. 9.105.
liBeRal ConsTRuCTion. ....................................159
Sec. 9.106.
aTToRney's fees, CouRT CosTs, and expenses. ................159
SUBCHAPTER C. POST- DECREE DIVISION OF PROPERTY
Sec. 9.201. pRoCeduRe foR diVision of CeRTain pRopeRTy noT diVided
on diVoRCe oR annulmenT..................................160
Sec. 9.202.
limiTaTions...............................................161
Sec. 9.203. diVision of undiVided asseTs When pRioR CouRT
had juRisdiCTion. .........................................161
Sec. 9.204. diVision of undiVided asseTs When pRioR CouRT laCKed
juRisdiCTion. .............................................162
Sec. 9.205.
aTToRney's fees, CouRT CosTs, and expenses. ................163
SUBCHAPTER D. DISPOSITION OF UNDIV IDED BENEFICIAL INTEREST
Sec. 9.301. pRe- deCRee designaTion of ex- spouse as BenefiCiaRy
of life insuRanCe. ........................................163
Sec. 9.302. pRe- deCRee designaTion of ex- spouse as BenefiCiaRy in
ReTiRemenT BenefiTs and oTheR finanCial plans. ............165
SUBCHAPTER E. DECLARING A DECREE VOID
Sec. 9.401.
laCK of juRisdiCTion.......................................166
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