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Tex. Fam. Code § 101.031 (2026)

Suit

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Sec. 101.031. SUIT. "Suit" means a legal action under this title.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 859 (S.B. 1726), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1996–2015 · leading case: In the Interest of Gonzalez, 993 S.W.2d 147 (Tex. App. 1999).

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In the Interest of Gonzalez, 993 S.W.2d 147 (Tex. App. 1999). “2 In a suit to establish the parent-child relationship and obtain child support, the trial court may make temporary orders for child support and attorney fees.”

In the INTEREST OF C.M v. a Child, 479 S.W.3d 352 (Tex. App. 2015). “See Tex Fam. Code Ann, § 101.031 (West 2014)(providing that the term “suit” means a suit affecting the parent child relationship); Tex.”

Johnson v. State, 926 S.W.2d 334 (Tex. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “101(c) (Vernon Pamph.1996). [4] It is interesting to note that the Legislature did not limit the abrogation of privileges to "suit[s]" or "suit[s] affecting the parent-child relationship," which are defined in the statute.”

Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2008). “Chapter 142 does not define the term "suit." See TEX. Lac. GOV'T CODEANN. § 142.”

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