{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-157.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 157.003","heading":"JOINDER OF CLAIMS AND REMEDIES; NO ELECTION OF REMEDIES.","body":"(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.\n(b) A motion for enforcement does not constitute an election of remedies that limits or precludes:\n(1) the use of any other civil or criminal proceeding to enforce a final order; or\n(2) a suit for damages under Chapter 42.\nAdded 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.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","CHAPTER 157. ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER A. PLEADINGS AND DEFENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.157.htm#157.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"e0958945e600bb9860a4d0ae6d3bbe7faf3a2bcf8876a633f7e4baddfa52335b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-157.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-157.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}