Tex. Fam. Code § 160.635 · Subchapter G. PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE
DISMISSAL FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The court may issue an order dismissing a proceeding commenced under this chapter for want of prosecution only without prejudice. An order of dismissal for want of prosecution purportedly with prejudice is void and has only the effect of a dismissal without prejudice.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.160.htm
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- sha256 71224466a1cd0f0acfb093f3ace9154b5de4cd42fea767772c4c41da01b3d221
- Composed by
- 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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