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Tex. Fam. Code § 155.203 (2026)

Determining County Of Child's Residence

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Sec. 155.203. DETERMINING COUNTY OF CHILD'S RESIDENCE. In computing the time during which the child has resided in a county, the court may not require that the period of residence be continuous and uninterrupted but shall look to the child's principal residence during the six-month period preceding the commencement of the suit.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2024 · leading case: In re Nabors, 276 S.W.3d 190 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2009).
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In re Nabors, 276 S.W.3d 190 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2009). · cites it 10× “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 155.203 (Vernon Supp.”
In re Salgado, 53 S.W.3d 752 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2001). “Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 155.201(b). While Title 4 contains no provision regarding the length of time necessary to establish residency for purposes of a protective order, it does provide that the transfer of any protective order to the court of continuing exclusive jurisdiction shall…”
Doncer v. Dickerson, 81 S.W.3d 349 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2002). “Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 155.203 (Vernon 1996).”
In re Kerst, 237 S.W.3d 441 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2007). “Tex Fam.Code Ann. § 155.203 (Vernon 2002).”
In re Ferguson, 172 S.W.3d 122 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2005). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 155.203 (Vernon 2002).”
In re Narvaiz, 193 S.W.3d 695 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2006). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 155.203 (Vernon 2002).”
in the Interest of K.B.A., B.W.A., & D.J.A., Child., 145 S.W.3d 685 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2004). “In a pro se brief, appellant presents ten issues for review, asking whether his parental rights should be terminated when he filed a timely answer objecting to the termination and no hearing was set after the answer was filed; whether Denton County has jurisdiction under Texas…”
In re Knotts, 62 S.W.3d 922 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2001). “The method of determining the county of residence is set out in Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 155.203 (Vernon 1996): In computing the time during which the child has resided in a county, the court may not require that the period of residence be continuous and uninterrupted but shall look…”
In re Stacey Diane Sartor, No. 06-15-00027-CV (Tex. Crim. App. June 22, 2015). · cites it 3× “Page - 15 Texas Family Code Section 155.204. Page- 12, 13, 14 Texas Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 21.”
In re Kba, 145 S.W.3d 685 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2004). “In a pro se brief, appellant presents ten issues for review, asking whether his parental rights should be terminated when he filed a timely answer objecting to the termination and no hearing was set after the answer was filed; whether Denton County has jurisdiction under Texas…”
In re Cailyn Aerial Anderson v. the State of Texas, No. 14-23-00760-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 4, 2024). “” Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 155.203 ; Nabors, 276 S.”
In re Clarence Randmond Knotts, No. 06-01-00162-CV (Tex. App.—Texarkana Dec. 18, 2001). “The method of determining the county of residence is set out in Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 155.203 (Vernon 1996): In computing the time during which the child has resided in a county, the court may not require that the period of residence be continuous and uninterrupted but shall…”
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