{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-159.317","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 159.317","heading":"COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN TRIBUNALS.","body":"A tribunal of this state may communicate with a tribunal outside this state in a record or by telephone, electronic mail, or by other means, to obtain information concerning the laws, the legal effect of a judgment, decree, or order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding. A tribunal of this state may furnish similar information by similar means to a tribunal outside this state.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 28, eff. July 1, 2015.","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 159. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT","SUBCHAPTER D. CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.159.htm#159.317","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"1a30519823bd88bdccd62ae2b3dd189679134daa833654eab305e80f6569744d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-159.316","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-159.318"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}