{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.635","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 160.635","heading":"DISMISSAL FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION.","body":"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.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.","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 160. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT","SUBCHAPTER G. PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.160.htm#160.635","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"9e76b953994e57f6f7527d91f01c30abe95c60e7f2713dfd9056a89a39230756","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.634","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.636"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}