Definitions

Tex. Family Code § 152.301, under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

Tex. Family Code § 152.301

Sec. 152.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination. (2) "Respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.