Sec. 155.206. EFFECT OF TRANSFER. (a) A court to which a transfer is made becomes the court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction and all proceedings in the suit are continued as if it were brought there originally.
(b) A judgment or order transferred has the same effect and shall be enforced as if originally rendered in the transferee court.
(c) The transferee court shall enforce a judgment or order of the transferring court by contempt or by any other means by which the transferring court could have enforced its judgment or order. The transferee court shall have the power to punish disobedience of the transferring court's order, whether occurring before or after the transfer, by contempt.
(d) After the transfer, the transferring court does not retain jurisdiction of the child who is the subject of the suit, nor does it have jurisdiction to enforce its order for a violation occurring before or after the transfer of jurisdiction.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Notes of Decisions
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3 in the last 5 years), 1999–2024 · leading case:
In Re Simonek, 3 S.W.3d 285 (Tex. App. 1999).
In Re Simonek, 3 S.W.3d 285 (Tex. App. 1999).
· cites it 2× “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 155.206 (Vernon 1996) (emphasis added).”
In Re Wheeler, 177 S.W.3d 350 (Tex. App. 2005).
“Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 155.206 (c), (d) (Vernon 2002).”
In the Interest of D.W., 533 S.W.3d 460 (Tex. App. 2017).
“”); Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 155.206 (a) (West 2015) (“A court to which a transfer is made becomes the court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction and all proceedings in the suit are continued as if it were brought there originally.”
In Re Sanchez, 1 S.W.3d 912 (Tex. App. 1999).
“); Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 155.206(a) (Vernon 1996).”
in the Interest of K.B.A., B.W.A., & D.J.A., Child., 145 S.W.3d 685 (Tex. App. 2004).
“003 when the children in this case resided in Tucson, Arizona since August 2002; whether Denton County has continuing jurisdiction under Texas Family Code section 155.206 when “Foreign Judgment and Modification of Child Custody” petitions have been filed, with supporting…”
In Re Tjl, 97 S.W.3d 257 (Tex. App. 2003).
· cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 155.206, 157.001(a).”
In Re Kba, 145 S.W.3d 685 (Tex. App. 2004).
“003 when the children in this case resided in Tucson, Arizona since August 2002; whether Denton County has continuing jurisdiction under Texas Family Code section 155.206 when "Foreign Judgment and Modification of Child Custody" petitions have been filed, with supporting…”
in Re Johanson Lee Watson, Relator (Tex. App. 2001).
· cites it 2× “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 155.206 (a). The judgment or order transferred has the same effect as when it was originally rendered and must be enforced just as it would have been in the originating court.”
in Re: Chad Clifton Magee (Tex. App. 2004).
· cites it 2× “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 155.206 (a). The judgment or order transferred has the same effect as when it was originally rendered and must be enforced just as it would have been in the originating court.”
in Re: Chad Clifton Magee (Tex. App. 2004).
· cites it 2× “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 155.206 (a). The judgment or order transferred has the same effect as when it was originally rendered and must be enforced just as it would have been in the originating court.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 155.206(a) — 8 cases
In Re Sanchez, 1 S.W.3d 912 (Tex. App. 1999).
“); Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 155.206(a) (Vernon 1996).”
In Re Tjl, 97 S.W.3d 257 (Tex. App. 2003).
“See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 155.206, 157.001(a).”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 155.206(d) — 2 cases
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