{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-102.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 102.002","heading":"COMMENCEMENT OF SUIT.","body":"An original suit begins by the filing of a petition as provided by this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 102. FILING SUIT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.102.htm#102.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"56f96c247a12e0ec0e392a9434c583497b71b9514f683e488789a62fa6d2db6c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-102.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-102.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}