{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-42.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 42.005","heading":"VENUE.","body":"A suit may be filed in a county in which:\n(1) the plaintiff resides;\n(2) the defendant resides;\n(3) a suit affecting the parent-child relationship as provided by Chapter 102 may be brought, concerning the child who is the subject of the court order; or\n(4) a court has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction as provided by Chapter 155.\nAmended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 2. CHILD IN RELATION TO THE FAMILY","SUBTITLE B. PARENTAL LIABILITY","CHAPTER 42. CIVIL LIABILITY FOR INTERFERENCE WITH POSSESSORY INTEREST IN CHILD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.42.htm#42.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"518974fc1db70dc19e3df4f594c6e0484dab1a9f02e89e5f88e37eb0523ed65e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-42.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-42.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}