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TITLE 5. THE PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT
AFFECTING THE PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIP
SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT- CHILD
RELATIONSHIP
CHAPTER 152. UNIFORM CHI LD CUSTODY JURISDICTION
AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
SUBCHA PTER A. APPLICATION A ND CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 152.001.
appliCaTion and ConsTRuCTion .............................429
ConfliCTs BeTWeen pRoVisions..............................429
SUBCHAPTER B. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 152.101.
shoRT TiTle ..............................................429
definiTions...............................................429
pRoCeedings goVeRned By oTheR laW.......................431
appliCaTion To indian TRiBes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
inTeRnaTional appliCaTion of ChapTeR ......................432
effeCT of Child CusTody deTeRminaTion ....................433
pRioRiTy .................................................433
noTiCe To peRsons ouTside sTaTe............................433
appeaRanCe and limiTed immuniTy..........................434
CommuniCaTion BeTWeen CouRTs............................434
TaKing TesTimony in anoTheR sTaTe.........................435
CoopeRaTion BeTWeen CouRTs; pReseRVaTion of ReCoRds .......435
SUBCH APTER C. J URISDICTION
Sec. 152.201.
iniTial Child CusTody juRisdiCTion .........................436
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juRisdiCTion To modify deTeRminaTion ......................438
TempoRaRy emeRgenCy juRisdiCTion.........................439
noTiCe; oppoRTuniTy To Be heaRd; joindeR ...................440
simulTaneous pRoCeedings.................................441
inConVenienT foRum ......................................442
juRisdiCTion deClined By Reason of ConduCT ................443
infoRmaTion To Be suBmiTTed To CouRT ......................444
appeaRanCe of paRTies and Child. ..........................445
SUBCHAPTER D. ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 152.301.
definiTions...............................................445
enfoRCemenT undeR hague ConVenTion .....................446
duTy To enfoRCe .........................................446
TempoRaRy VisiTaTion .....................................446
RegisTRaTion of Child CusTody deTeRminaTion...............447
enfoRCemenT of RegisTeRed deTeRminaTion..................448
simulTaneous pRoCeedings.................................448
expediTed enfoRCemenT of Child CusTody deTeRminaTion. . . . . 449
seRViCe of peTiTion and oRdeR .............................450
heaRing and oRdeR .......................................450
WaRRanT To TaKe physiCal CusTody of Child................450
CosTs, fees, CouRT CosTs, and expenses .....................451
ReCogniTion and enfoRCemenT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
aCCeleRaTed appeals .....................................452
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