The variations shown below may be appropriate in a case in which jurisdiction is sought under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. They should be included in the appropriate pleading and order, which may be found in chapters 9, 33, 40, 41, and 54 of this manual. They may be adapted for use in enforcing an order for spousal maintenance; see chapter 32.
Variations in Standard Pleadings and Orders
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Use the following for pleadings involving a Texas order or for enforcement of another state’s order. |
This Court has jurisdiction over Obligor under Texas Family Code chapter 159.
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Use the following for pleadings in which a Texas court is asked to assume jurisdiction to modify another state’s order. |
This Court should assume jurisdiction over Obligor under Texas Family Code chapter 159.
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Use the following for pleadings requesting determination of the controlling order. |
This Court has jurisdiction to determine the tribunal with continuing, exclusive jurisdiction and the controlling child-support order under Texas Family Code chapter 159, and Petitioner requests the Court to make that determination.
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Use the following for orders in which the Texas court is enforcing the only order in existence, modifying the controlling Texas order when a party still resides in Texas but the other party is outside Texas, or determining the controlling order among multiple orders. |
The Court finds that a tribunal of [state] has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the child-support issue and that the controlling order for child support is the order issued by that tribunal in Cause No. [number] on [date]. The Court further finds, in accordance with Texas Family Code chapter 159, that it has jurisdiction over Obligor and the subject matter of this suit. In making this determination, the court considered the following child-support orders: [specify].
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Use the following for orders in which the Texas court is assuming jurisdiction from another state. |
The Court finds, in accordance with Texas Family Code chapter 159, that it can assume jurisdiction over Obligor and the subject matter of this suit, and the Court accordingly assumes that jurisdiction.