Tex. Codes » Family Code · 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 CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
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Tex. Fam. Code § 152.305 (2026)

Registration Of Child Custody Determination

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Sec. 152.305. REGISTRATION OF CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION. (a) A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this state, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending to the appropriate court in this state:

(1) a letter or other document requesting registration;

(2) two copies, including one certified copy, of the determination sought to be registered and a statement under penalty of perjury that to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person seeking registration the order has not been modified; and

(3) except as otherwise provided in Section 152.209, the name and address of the person seeking registration and any parent or person acting as a parent who has been awarded custody or visitation in the child custody determination sought to be registered.

(b) On receipt of the documents required by Subsection (a), the registering court shall:

(1) cause the determination to be filed as a foreign judgment, together with one copy of any accompanying documents and information, regardless of their form; and

(2) serve notice upon the persons named pursuant to Subsection (a)(3) and provide them with an opportunity to contest the registration in accordance with this section.

(c) The notice required by Subsection (b)(2) must state that:

(1) a registered determination is enforceable as of the date of the registration in the same manner as a determination issued by a court of this state;

(2) a hearing to contest the validity of the registered determination must be requested within 20 days after service of notice; and

(3) failure to contest the registration will result in confirmation of the child custody determination and preclude further contest of that determination with respect to any matter that could have been asserted.

(d) A person seeking to contest the validity of a registered order must request a hearing within 20 days after service of the notice. At that hearing, the court shall confirm the registered order unless the person contesting registration establishes that:

(1) the issuing court did not have jurisdiction under Subchapter C;

(2) the child custody determination sought to be registered has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under Subchapter C; or

(3) the person contesting registration was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of Section 152.108, in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which registration is sought.

(e) If a timely request for a hearing to contest the validity of the registration is not made, the registration is confirmed as a matter of law and the person requesting registration and all persons served must be notified of the confirmation.

(f) Confirmation of a registered order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2006–2023 · leading case: Maria Guadalupe Sosa Razo v. Hector Cuevas Vargas, 355 S.W.3d 866 (Tex. App. 2011).
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Maria Guadalupe Sosa Razo v. Hector Cuevas Vargas, 355 S.W.3d 866 (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 5× “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 152.305 (Vernon 2008).”
Waltenburg v. Waltenburg, 270 S.W.3d 308 (Tex. App. 2008). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 152.305 (Vernon 2002).”
Berwick v. Wagner, 336 S.W.3d 805 (Tex. App. 2011). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 152.305(a) (Vernon 2008).”
Kendall v. Kendall, 340 S.W.3d 483 (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 152.305 (a) (Vernon 2008).”
Jerry L. Berwick v. Richard T. Wagner, 509 S.W.3d 411 (Tex. App. 2014). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 152.305(d) (Vernon 2013) (providing that the court “shall confirm the registered order unless the person contesting registration establishes” that (a) the issuing court lacked jurisdiction, (b) the judgment has been vacated, stayed or modified, or (c)…”
In the Interest of F.A.G., 148 P.3d 375 (Colo. Ct. App. 2006). “2005, with Tex. Family Code § 152.313 (full faith and credit provided to orders from other states); § 14-13-305, C.”
Eric Leonard Tucker v. Natalia Citalli Covarrubias Campos (Tex. App. 2021). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Fam. Code § 152.305. After Tucker was notified that the Mexican Order had been filed in Travis County, he timely requested a hearing to contest the validity of the registration, and the district court held a hearing on his contest in September.”
James Ernest Magera v. Melanie Dawn Buckley (Tex. App. 2016). “See Tex. Fam. Code § 152.305 (setting out procedure for registering another state’s custody determination and for contesting validity of registered order).”
Jennifer L. Schutter v. Paul J. Seibold (Mo. Ct. App. 2021). “2 temporary order allowing Mother to relocate with Son to Texas, the April 25, 2018 First Amended Nunc Pro Tunc Amended Judgment, and the March 7, 2019 First Amended Judgment of Modification—in the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, under TEX. FAM. CODE section 152.305.…”
in the Interest of K.S.W. & J.E.W., Child. (Tex. App. 2023). “Texas Family Code section 152.305 provides the mechanism for registering a child custody determination issued by a court of another state.”
Yevgenia Shockome v. Timothy Shockome (Tex. App. 2013). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 152.305 (West 2008).”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 152.305(a) — 2 cases
Berwick v. Wagner, 336 S.W.3d 805 (Tex. App. 2011). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 152.305(a) (Vernon 2008).”
Eric Leonard Tucker v. Natalia Citalli Covarrubias Campos (Tex. App. 2021). “See Tex. Fam. Code § 152.305. After Tucker was notified that the Mexican Order had been filed in Travis County, he timely requested a hearing to contest the validity of the registration, and the district court held a hearing on his contest in September.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 152.305(a)(2) — 1 case
Maria Guadalupe Sosa Razo v. Hector Cuevas Vargas, 355 S.W.3d 866 (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 152.305 (Vernon 2008).”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 152.305(b) — 1 case
Eric Leonard Tucker v. Natalia Citalli Covarrubias Campos (Tex. App. 2021). “See Tex. Fam. Code § 152.305. After Tucker was notified that the Mexican Order had been filed in Travis County, he timely requested a hearing to contest the validity of the registration, and the district court held a hearing on his contest in September.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 152.305(d) — 1 case
Jerry L. Berwick v. Richard T. Wagner, 509 S.W.3d 411 (Tex. App. 2014). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 152.305(d) (Vernon 2013) (providing that the court “shall confirm the registered order unless the person contesting registration establishes” that (a) the issuing court lacked jurisdiction, (b) the judgment has been vacated, stayed or modified, or (c)…”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 152.305(d)(3) — 1 case
Maria Guadalupe Sosa Razo v. Hector Cuevas Vargas, 355 S.W.3d 866 (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 152.305 (Vernon 2008).”
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