Tex. Fam. Code § 9.102 · Subchapter B. POST-DECREE QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER
PROCEDURE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A party to a decree of divorce or annulment may petition the court for a qualified domestic relations order or similar order.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this code, a petition under this subchapter is governed by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure that apply to the filing of an original lawsuit.
(c) Each party whose rights may be affected by the petition is entitled to receive notice by citation and shall be commanded to appear by filing a written answer.
(d) The proceedings shall be conducted in the same manner as civil cases generally.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.
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.9.htm
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