(a) A suit under this subchapter may be filed:
- (1) regardless of the age of the child; and
- (2) as an independent cause of action or joined with any other claim or remedy provided by this code.
- (b) If no court has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the child, an action under this subchapter may be filed as an original suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
- (c) If there is a court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction, an action under this subchapter may be filed as a suit for modification as provided by Chapter 156.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.