155.004 – LOSS OF CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION. (a)
Texas Family Code § 155.004
Summary
This law specifies conditions under which a Texas court loses its continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child custody orders. It primarily affects cases involving adoption by another court or parents who have remarried and are seeking to dissolve their subsequent marriage.
Court loses jurisdiction if another court issues an adoption order.
Remarried parents seeking divorce can affect jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction loss limits modification of existing custody orders.
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