Tex. Codes » Family Code · TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD · CHAPTER 262. PROCEDURES IN SUIT BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO PROTECT HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CHILD
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Tex. Fam. Code § 262.002 (2026)

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Sec. 262.002. JURISDICTION. A suit brought by a governmental entity requesting an order under this chapter may be filed in a court with jurisdiction to hear the suit in the county in which the child is found.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1150, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2017–2026 · leading case: In the Interest of D.W., 533 S.W.3d 460 (Tex. App. 2017).
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In the Interest of D.W., 533 S.W.3d 460 (Tex. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 262.002 (West 2014).”
In the Interest of J.I.M., 516 S.W.3d 674 (Tex. App. 2017). “” Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 262.002 (West 2014).”
In the Interest of C.B., D.N.B., & J.B., Child. v. the State of Texas (2026). · cites it 2× “, When the Department files a suit under Chapter 262 in “a court with jurisdiction to hear the suit in the county in which the child is found,” and the Chapter 262 court is not the court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under Chapter 155, the Chapter 262 court may enter…”
In the Interest of A.J.L. & G.M.L., Child. v. the State of Texas (2026). “Laws 1644 , 1644-45 (codified at TEX. FAM. CODE § 262.002(f)). This suit was filed in April 2024.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 262.002(f) — 1 case
In the Interest of A.J.L. & G.M.L., Child. v. the State of Texas (2026). “Laws 1644 , 1644-45 (codified at TEX. FAM. CODE § 262.002(f)). This suit was filed in April 2024.”
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