Tex. Fam. Code § 157.003 · Subchapter A. PLEADINGS AND DEFENSES
JOINDER OF CLAIMS AND REMEDIES; NO ELECTION OF REMEDIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A party requesting enforcement may join in the same proceeding any claim and remedy provided for in this chapter, other provisions of this title, or other rules of law.
(b) A motion for enforcement does not constitute an election of remedies that limits or precludes:
(1) the use of any other civil or criminal proceeding to enforce a final order; or
(2) a suit for damages under Chapter 42.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 6.24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.157.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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