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Tex. Fam. Code § 6.305 (2026)

Acquiring Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Respondent

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Sec. 6.305. ACQUIRING JURISDICTION OVER NONRESIDENT RESPONDENT. (a) If the petitioner in a suit for dissolution of a marriage is a resident or a domiciliary of this state at the time the suit for dissolution is filed, the court may exercise personal jurisdiction over the respondent or over the respondent's personal representative although the respondent is not a resident of this state if:

(1) this state is the last marital residence of the petitioner and the respondent and the suit is filed before the second anniversary of the date on which marital residence ended; or

(2) there is any basis consistent with the constitutions of this state and the United States for the exercise of the personal jurisdiction.

(b) A court acquiring jurisdiction under this section also acquires jurisdiction over the respondent in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2024 · leading case: Dawson-Austin v. Austin, 968 S.W.2d 319 (Tex. 1998).
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Dawson-Austin v. Austin, 968 S.W.2d 319 (Tex. 1998). · cites it 8× “TEX. FAM.CODE § 6.305(a) (formerly TEX. FAM.”
Goodenbour v. Goodenbour, 64 S.W.3d 69 (Tex. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 6.305 (a)(l)-(2) (West 1998).”
Fuentes v. Zaragoza, 555 S.W.3d 141 (Tex. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “See TEX. FAM. CODE § 6.305(a). Section 6.305(a) provides: (a) If the petitioner in a suit for dissolution of a marriage is a resident or a domiciliary of this state at the time the suit for dissolution is filed, the court may exercise personal jurisdiction over the respondent or…”
Jeanna Nicole Arnold v. Matthew Price, 365 S.W.3d 455 (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.305(a) (West 2006).”
Cohen v. Rami Bar, 569 S.W.3d 764 (Tex. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 6.305(a) (West 2006).”
Stallworth v. Stallworth, 201 S.W.3d 338 (Tex. App. 2006). “Tex. Fam.Code AnN. § 6.305(a)(2) (Vernon 2006).”
Adeleye v. Driscal (In re Adeleye), 544 S.W.3d 467 (Tex. App. 2018). “That section states as follows: (a) If the petitioner in a suit for dissolution of a marriage is a resident or a domiciliary of this state at the time the suit for dissolution is filed, the court may exercise personal jurisdiction over the respondent or over the respondent's…”
Fardad Aduli v. Valerie Aduli, 368 S.W.3d 805 (Tex. App. 2012). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.305(a) (West Supp.”
In Re Barnes, 127 S.W.3d 843 (Tex. App. 2003). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.305 (Vernon 1998).”
Griffith v. Griffith, 341 S.W.3d 43 (Tex. App. 2011). “); see also Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.305(a)(2) (West 2006).”
Reynolds v. Reynolds, 2 S.W.3d 429 (Tex. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “An appeal from the associate judge to the trial court on the special appearance was heard de novo and denied on the grounds of Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.305 (Vernon 1998).”
Kathryn S. Goodenbour v. Jay Goodenbour (Tex. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 6.305 (a)(1)-(2) (West 1998).”
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— Tex. Fam. Code § 6.305(1) — 1 case
Reynolds v. Reynolds, 2 S.W.3d 429 (Tex. App. 1999). “An appeal from the associate judge to the trial court on the special appearance was heard de novo and denied on the grounds of Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.305 (Vernon 1998).”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 6.305(a) — 8 cases
Dawson-Austin v. Austin, 968 S.W.2d 319 (Tex. 1998). “TEX. FAM.CODE § 6.305(a) (formerly TEX. FAM.”
Fuentes v. Zaragoza, 555 S.W.3d 141 (Tex. App. 2018). “See TEX. FAM. CODE § 6.305(a). Section 6.305(a) provides: (a) If the petitioner in a suit for dissolution of a marriage is a resident or a domiciliary of this state at the time the suit for dissolution is filed, the court may exercise personal jurisdiction over the respondent or…”
Cohen v. Rami Bar, 569 S.W.3d 764 (Tex. App. 2018). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 6.305(a) (West 2006).”
Fardad Aduli v. Valerie Aduli, 368 S.W.3d 805 (Tex. App. 2012). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.305(a) (West Supp.”
Goodenbour v. Goodenbour, 64 S.W.3d 69 (Tex. App. 2001). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 6.305 (a)(l)-(2) (West 1998).”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 6.305(a)(1) — 3 cases
Goodenbour v. Goodenbour, 64 S.W.3d 69 (Tex. App. 2001). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 6.305 (a)(l)-(2) (West 1998).”
Tasha Rose Marsh v. Robert Christopher Marsh (Tex. App. 2017).
Kathryn S. Goodenbour v. Jay Goodenbour (Tex. App. 2001). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 6.305 (a)(1)-(2) (West 1998).”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 6.305(a)(2) — 4 cases
Stallworth v. Stallworth, 201 S.W.3d 338 (Tex. App. 2006). “Tex. Fam.Code AnN. § 6.305(a)(2) (Vernon 2006).”
Griffith v. Griffith, 341 S.W.3d 43 (Tex. App. 2011). “); see also Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.305(a)(2) (West 2006).”
Kenneth Richard Griffith v. Martha Hightower Griffith (Tex. App. 2011).
Cornelis P. Willig v. Marcela Gutierrez Diaz (Tex. App. 2015).
— Tex. Fam. Code § 6.305(a)(l)(2) — 1 case
Tasha Rose Marsh v. Robert Christopher Marsh (Tex. App. 2017).
— Tex. Fam. Code § 6.305(b) — 1 case
Jeanna Nicole Arnold v. Matthew Price, 365 S.W.3d 455 (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.305(a) (West 2006).”
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