Section 47.001 – Applicability Of Definitions

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the definitions in Chapter 101 apply to terms used in this title. (b) If a term defined in this title has a meaning different from the meaning provided by Chapter 101, the meaning provided by this title prevails. Tex. Fam....

Section 45.107 – Waiver Of Citation

(a) A party to a suit under this subchapter may waive the issuance or service of citation after the suit is filed by filing with the clerk of the court in which the suit is filed the waiver of the party acknowledging receipt of a copy of the filed petition.(b) The...

Section 45.106 – Change Of Name Certificate

(a) A person whose name is changed under Section 6.706 or 45.105 may apply to the clerk of the court ordering the name change for a change of name certificate.(b) A certificate under this section is a one-page document that includes:(1) the name of the person before...

Section 45.105 – Change Of Name In Divorce Suit

(a) On the final disposition of a suit for divorce, for annulment, or to declare a marriage void, the court shall enter a decree changing the name of a party specially praying for the change to a prior used name unless the court states in the decree a reason for...

Section 45.104 – Liabilities And Rights Unaffected

A change of name under this subchapter does not release a person from liability incurred in that person’s previous name or defeat any right the person had in the person’s previous name.Tex. Fam. Code ยง 45.104Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1,...

Section 45.103 – Order

(a) The court shall order a change of name under this subchapter for a person other than a person with a final felony conviction or a person subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, if the change is in the interest or to the...