Section 9.008 – Clarification Order

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(a) On the request of a party or on the court’s own motion, the court may render a clarifying order before a motion for contempt is made or heard, in conjunction with a motion for contempt or on denial of a motion for contempt.(b) On a finding by the court that...

Section 9.006 – Enforcement Of Division Of Property

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(a) Except as provided by this subchapter and by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the court may render further orders to enforce the division of property made or approved in the decree of divorce or annulment to assist in the implementation of or to clarify the...

Section 9.005 – No Jury

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A party may not demand a jury trial if the procedures to enforce a decree of divorce or annulment provided by this subchapter are invoked.Tex. Fam. Code § 9.005Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

Section 9.004 – Applicability To Undivided Property

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The procedures and limitations of this subchapter do not apply to existing property not divided on divorce, which are governed by Subchapter C and by the rules applicable to civil cases generally.Tex. Fam. Code § 9.004Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff....

Section 9.003 – Filing Deadlines

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(a) A suit to enforce the division of tangible personal property in existence at the time of the decree of divorce or annulment must be filed before the second anniversary of the date the decree was signed or becomes final after appeal, whichever date is later, or the...