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Tex. Fam. Code § 82.003 (2026)

Venue

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Sec. 82.003. VENUE. An application may be filed in:

(1) the county in which the applicant resides;

(2) the county in which the respondent resides; or

(3) any county in which the family violence is alleged to have occurred.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 392 (S.B. 129), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2001–2015 · leading case: In Re Salgado, 53 S.W.3d 752 (Tex. App. 2001).

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In Re Salgado, 53 S.W.3d 752 (Tex. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “Tex.Fam. Code Ann. § 82.003. Subject Matter Jurisdiction Salgado first argues that the 394th District Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because another court has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of Elizabeth.”

Billy Lee Copeland v. Ashley Nicole Moreland (Tex. App. 2015). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 82.002(a) (West 2014).”

Jason D. Brownlee v. Katharine A. Daniel (Tex. App. 2012). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 82.003 (West 2008).”

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