(a) The petitioner or the court shall request from the vital statistics unit identification of the court that last had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the child in a suit unless:
(1) the petition alleges that no court has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the child and the issue is not disputed by the pleadings; or
(2) the petition alleges that the court in which the suit or petition to modify has been filed has acquired and retains continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the child as the result of a prior proceeding and the issue is not disputed by the pleadings.
(b) The vital statistics unit shall, on the written request of the court, an attorney, or a party:
(1) identify the court that last had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the child in a suit and give the docket number of the suit; or
(2) state that the child has not been the subject of a suit.

Terms Used In Texas Family Code 155.101

  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • 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.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) The child shall be identified in the request by name, birthdate, and place of birth.
(d) The vital statistics unit shall transmit the information not later than the 10th day after the date on which the request is received.

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