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Tex. Fam. Code § 155.004 (2026)

Loss Of Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction

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Sec. 155.004. LOSS OF CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION. (a) A court of this state loses its continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order if:

(1) an order of adoption is rendered by another court in an original suit filed as described by Section 103.001(b);

(2) the parents of the child have remarried each other after the dissolution of a previous marriage between them and file a suit for the dissolution of their subsequent marriage combined with a suit affecting the parent-child relationship as if there had not been a prior court with continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the child; or

(3) another court assumed jurisdiction over a suit and rendered a final order based on incorrect information received from the vital statistics unit that there was no court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.

(b) This section does not affect the power of the court to enforce its order for a violation that occurred before the time continuing, exclusive jurisdiction was lost under this section.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 575, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.050, eff. April 2, 2015.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 136 (H.B. 1854), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2023 · leading case: Ramsey v. Ramsey, 19 S.W.3d 548 (Tex. App.—Austin 2000).
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Ramsey v. Ramsey, 19 S.W.3d 548 (Tex. App.—Austin 2000). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 155.004 (West Supp.2000).”
Moore v. Brown, 993 S.W.2d 871 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1999). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 155.004 (Vernon 1996).”
Lueg v. Lueg, 976 S.W.2d 308 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1998). “Tex. FamlCode Ann. § 155.004(a)(2) (Vernon Supp.”
Silverman v. Johnson, 317 S.W.3d 846 (Tex. App.—Austin 2010). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 155.004(b) (West 2008).”
In re Mark Thompson, Sr., 434 S.W.3d 624 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2014). “See Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 155.004 (West 2014). In the present case, the trial court has jurisdiction in two ways.”
Allison v. Allison, 3 S.W.3d 211 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1999). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 155.004(a) (Vernon 1998).”
in the Interest of T.J.H., W.D.H., & L.B.H., Child., 530 S.W.3d 682 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2015). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 155.004 (West 2014); see also Tex.”
Marriage of Osteen v. Osteen, 999 S.W.2d 28 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1999). · cites it 3× “” Tex Fam.Code Ann. § 155.004(a)(2) (Vernon Supp.”
Robert Thomas v. Elsy Robert, No. 13-02-00504-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Feb. 15, 2007). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 155.004 (a)(2) (Vernon 2006).”
in the Interest of T.J.H., W.D.H., & L.B.H., Child., No. 12-15-00062-CV (Tex. Crim. App. Sept. 16, 2015). · cites it 2× “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 155.004 (West 2014); see also TEX.”
Bradley B. Miller v. Andrea Plumlee, No. 05-22-00090-CV (Tex. App.—Dallas June 13, 2023). “See TEX. FAM. CODE § 155.004. Instead, Mr. Miller argues that the 330th District Court lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the November 2016 and June 2018 orders because those orders are void for lack of jurisdiction.”
Connie Doreen Ramsey v. Andrew Bascome Ramsey, No. 03-99-00476-CV (Tex. App.—Austin May 25, 2000). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 155.004 (West Supp.”
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Tex. Fam. Code § 155.004(a): 2 cases
Allison v. Allison, 3 S.W.3d 211 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1999). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 155.004(a) (Vernon 1998).”
in the Interest of T.J.H., W.D.H., & L.B.H., Child., No. 12-15-00062-CV (Tex. Crim. App. Sept. 16, 2015). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 155.004 (West 2014); see also TEX.”
Tex. Fam. Code § 155.004(a)(2): 2 cases
Lueg v. Lueg, 976 S.W.2d 308 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1998). “Tex. FamlCode Ann. § 155.004(a)(2) (Vernon Supp.”
Marriage of Osteen v. Osteen, 999 S.W.2d 28 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1999). “” Tex Fam.Code Ann. § 155.004(a)(2) (Vernon Supp.”
Tex. Fam. Code § 155.004(b): 1 case
Silverman v. Johnson, 317 S.W.3d 846 (Tex. App.—Austin 2010). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 155.004(b) (West 2008).”
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