Texas Statutes
§ 160.635 — DISMISSAL FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION.
Texas § 160.635
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Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 160.635 (2026).
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Sec. 160.635. DISMISSAL FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION. 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.
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Related
in the Interest of L.R., a Child
(Court of Appeals of Texas, 2020)
Legislative History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.
Nearby Sections
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§ 160.001
APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.§ 160.002
CONFLICTS BETWEEN PROVISIONS.§ 160.101
SHORT TITLE.§ 160.102
DEFINITIONS.§ 160.103
SCOPE OF CHAPTER; CHOICE OF LAW.§ 160.104
AUTHORIZED COURTS.§ 160.105
PROTECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.§ 160.106
DETERMINATION OF MATERNITY.§ 160.204
PRESUMPTION OF PATERNITY.§ 160.301
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY.§ 160.303
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Texas § 160.635, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/FA/160.635.