Texas Family Code 102.012 – Exercising Partial Jurisdiction
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(a) A court in which a suit is filed may exercise its jurisdiction over those portions of the suit for which it has authority.
(b) The court’s authority to resolve all issues in controversy between the parties may be restricted because the court lacks:
(1) the required personal jurisdiction over a nonresident party;
(2) the required jurisdiction under Chapter 152; or
(3) the required jurisdiction under Chapter 159.
Terms Used In Texas Family Code 102.012
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(c) If a provision of Chapter 152 or Chapter 159 expressly conflicts with another provision of this title and the conflict cannot be reconciled, the provision of Chapter 152 or Chapter 159 prevails.
(d) In exercising jurisdiction, the court shall seek to harmonize the provisions of this code, the federal Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (28 U.S.C. § 1738A), and the federal Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Order Act (28 U.S.C. § 1738B).