Texas Statutes
Family Code
Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence

Section 81.0075. Representation by Prosecuting Attorney in Certain Other Actions - Sec. 81.0075. REPRESENTATION BY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY IN CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS....

Section 81.008. Relief Cumulative - Sec. 81.008. RELIEF CUMULATIVE. Except as provided by this subtitle,...

Section 81.009. Appeal - Sec. 81.009. APPEAL. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b)...

Section 81.010. Court Enforcement - Sec. 81.010. COURT ENFORCEMENT. (a) A court of this state...

Section 81.011. Use of Digitized Signature - Sec. 81.011. USE OF DIGITIZED SIGNATURE. (a) A digitized signature...

Chapter 82 - Applying for Protective Order

Subchapter A. Application for Protective Order

Section 82.001. Application - Sec. 82.001. APPLICATION. A proceeding under this subtitle is begun...

Section 82.002. Who May File Application - Sec. 82.002. WHO MAY FILE APPLICATION. (a) With regard to...

Section 82.003. Venue - Sec. 82.003. VENUE. An application may be filed in: (1)...

Section 82.004. Contents of Application - Sec. 82.004. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. An application must state: (1)...

Section 82.005. Application Filed During Suit for Dissolution of Marriage or Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship - Sec. 82.005. APPLICATION FILED DURING SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE...

Section 82.006. Application Filed After Dissolution of Marriage - Sec. 82.006. APPLICATION FILED AFTER DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE. If an...

Section 82.007. Application Filed for Child Subject to Continuing Jurisdiction - Sec. 82.007. APPLICATION FILED FOR CHILD SUBJECT TO CONTINUING JURISDICTION....

Section 82.008. Application Filed After Expiration of Former Protective Order - Sec. 82.008. APPLICATION FILED AFTER EXPIRATION OF FORMER PROTECTIVE ORDER....

Section 82.0085. Application Filed Before Expiration of Previously Rendered Protective Order - Sec. 82.0085. APPLICATION FILED BEFORE EXPIRATION OF PREVIOUSLY RENDERED PROTECTIVE...

Section 82.009. Application for Temporary Ex Parte Order - Sec. 82.009. APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER. (a) An...

Section 82.010. Confidentiality of Application - Sec. 82.010. CONFIDENTIALITY OF APPLICATION. (a) This section applies only...

Section 82.011. Confidentiality of Certain Information - Sec. 82.011. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. On request by an...

Subchapter B. Pleadings by Respondent

Section 82.021. Answer - Sec. 82.021. ANSWER. A respondent to an application for a...

Section 82.022. Request by Respondent for Protective Order - Sec. 82.022. REQUEST BY RESPONDENT FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER. To apply...

Subchapter C. Notice of Application for Protective Order

Section 82.041. Contents of Notice of Application - Sec. 82.041. CONTENTS OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION. (a) A notice...

Section 82.042. Issuance of Notice of Application - Sec. 82.042. ISSUANCE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION. (a) On the...

Section 82.043. Service of Notice of Application - Sec. 82.043. SERVICE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION. (a) Each respondent...

Chapter 83 - Temporary Ex Parte Orders

Section 83.001. Requirements for Temporary Ex Parte Order - Sec. 83.001. REQUIREMENTS FOR TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER. (a) If...

Section 83.002. Duration of Order; Extension - Sec. 83.002. DURATION OF ORDER; EXTENSION. (a) A temporary ex...

Section 83.003. Bond Not Required - Sec. 83.003. BOND NOT REQUIRED. The court, at the court's...

Section 83.004. Motion to Vacate - Sec. 83.004. MOTION TO VACATE. Any individual affected by a...

Section 83.005. Conflicting Orders - Sec. 83.005. CONFLICTING ORDERS. During the time the order is...

Section 83.006. Exclusion of Party From Residence - Sec. 83.006. EXCLUSION OF PARTY FROM RESIDENCE. (a) Subject to...

Chapter 84 - Hearing

Section 84.001. Time Set for Hearing - Sec. 84.001. TIME SET FOR HEARING. (a) On the filing...

Section 84.002. Extended Time for Hearing in District Court in Certain Counties - Sec. 84.002. EXTENDED TIME FOR HEARING IN DISTRICT COURT IN...

Section 84.003. Hearing Rescheduled for Failure of Service - Sec. 84.003. HEARING RESCHEDULED FOR FAILURE OF SERVICE. (a) If...

Section 84.004. Hearing Rescheduled for Insufficient Notice - Sec. 84.004. HEARING RESCHEDULED FOR INSUFFICIENT NOTICE. (a) If a...

Section 84.005. Legislative Continuance - Sec. 84.005. LEGISLATIVE CONTINUANCE. If a proceeding for which a...

Section 84.006. Hearsay Statement of Child Victim of Family Violence - Sec. 84.006. HEARSAY STATEMENT OF CHILD VICTIM OF FAMILY VIOLENCE....

Chapter 85 - Issuance of Protective Order

Subchapter A. Findings and Orders

Section 85.001. Required Findings and Orders - Sec. 85.001. REQUIRED FINDINGS AND ORDERS. (a) At the close...

Section 85.002. Exception for Violation of Expired Protective Order - Sec. 85.002. EXCEPTION FOR VIOLATION OF EXPIRED PROTECTIVE ORDER. If...

Section 85.003. Separate Protective Orders Required - Sec. 85.003. SEPARATE PROTECTIVE ORDERS REQUIRED. (a) A court that...

Section 85.004. Protective Order in Suit for Dissolution of Marriage - Sec. 85.004. PROTECTIVE ORDER IN SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE....

Section 85.005. Agreed Order - Sec. 85.005. AGREED ORDER. (a) To facilitate settlement, the parties...

Section 85.006. Default Order - Sec. 85.006. DEFAULT ORDER. (a) Notwithstanding Rule 107, Texas Rules...

Section 85.007. Confidentiality of Certain Information - Sec. 85.007. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. (a) On request by...

Section 85.009. Order Valid Until Superseded - Sec. 85.009. ORDER VALID UNTIL SUPERSEDED. A protective order rendered...

Subchapter B. Contents of Protective Order

Section 85.021. Requirements of Order Applying to Any Party - Sec. 85.021. REQUIREMENTS OF ORDER APPLYING TO ANY PARTY. In...

Section 85.022. Requirements of Order Applying to Person Who Committed Family Violence - Sec. 85.022. REQUIREMENTS OF ORDER APPLYING TO PERSON WHO COMMITTED...

Section 85.0225. Separation of Wireless Telephone Service Account - Sec. 85.0225. SEPARATION OF WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICE ACCOUNT. (a) A...

Section 85.023. Effect on Property Rights - Sec. 85.023. EFFECT ON PROPERTY RIGHTS. A protective order or...

Section 85.024. Enforcement of Counseling Requirement - Sec. 85.024. ENFORCEMENT OF COUNSELING REQUIREMENT. (a) A person found...

Section 85.025. Duration of Protective Order - Sec. 85.025. DURATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDER. (a) Except as otherwise...

Section 85.026. Warning on Protective Order - Sec. 85.026. WARNING ON PROTECTIVE ORDER. (a) Each protective order...

Subchapter C. Delivery of Protective Order

Section 85.041. Delivery to Respondent - Sec. 85.041. DELIVERY TO RESPONDENT. (a) A protective order rendered...

Section 85.042. Delivery of Order to Other Persons - Sec. 85.042. DELIVERY OF ORDER TO OTHER PERSONS. (a) Not...

Subchapter D. Relationship Between Protective Order and Suit for Dissolution of Marriage and Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship

Section 85.061. Dismissal of Application Prohibited; Subsequently Filed Suit for Dissolution of Marriage or Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship - Sec. 85.061. DISMISSAL OF APPLICATION PROHIBITED; SUBSEQUENTLY FILED SUIT FOR...

Section 85.062. Application Filed While Suit for Dissolution of Marriage or Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship Pending - Sec. 85.062. APPLICATION FILED WHILE SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE...

Section 85.063. Application Filed After Final Order Rendered in Suit for Dissolution of Marriage or Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship - Sec. 85.063. APPLICATION FILED AFTER FINAL ORDER RENDERED IN SUIT...

Section 85.064. Transfer of Protective Order - Sec. 85.064. TRANSFER OF PROTECTIVE ORDER. (a) If a protective...

Section 85.065. Effect of Transfer - Sec. 85.065. EFFECT OF TRANSFER. (a) Repealed by Acts 2011,...

Chapter 86 - Law Enforcement Duties Relating to Protective Orders

Section 86.001. Adoption of Procedures by Law Enforcement Agency - Sec. 86.001. ADOPTION OF PROCEDURES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. (a)...

Section 86.0011. Duty to Enter Information Into Statewide Law Enforcement Information System - Sec. 86.0011. DUTY TO ENTER INFORMATION INTO STATEWIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT...

Section 86.002. Duty to Provide Information to Firearms Dealers - Sec. 86.002. DUTY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO FIREARMS DEALERS. (a)...

Section 86.003. Court Order for Law Enforcement Assistance Under Temporary Order - Sec. 86.003. COURT ORDER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE UNDER TEMPORARY...

Section 86.004. Court Order for Law Enforcement Assistance Under Final Order - Sec. 86.004. COURT ORDER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE UNDER FINAL...

Section 86.005. Protective Order From Another Jurisdiction - Sec. 86.005. PROTECTIVE ORDER FROM ANOTHER JURISDICTION. To ensure that...

Chapter 87 - Modification of Protective Orders

Section 87.001. Modification of Protective Order - Sec. 87.001. MODIFICATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDER. On the motion of...

Section 87.002. Modification May Not Extend Duration of Order - Sec. 87.002. MODIFICATION MAY NOT EXTEND DURATION OF ORDER. A...

Section 87.003. Notification of Motion to Modify - Sec. 87.003. NOTIFICATION OF MOTION TO MODIFY. Notice of a...

Section 87.004. Change of Address or Telephone Number - Sec. 87.004. CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER. (a) If...

Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Protective Orders Act

Section 88.001. Short Title - Sec. 88.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 88.002. Definitions - Sec. 88.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Foreign protective order"...

Section 88.003. Judicial Enforcement of Order - Sec. 88.003. JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER. (a) A tribunal of...

Section 88.004. Nonjudicial Enforcement of Order - Sec. 88.004. NONJUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER. (a) A law enforcement...

Section 88.005. Registration of Order - Sec. 88.005. REGISTRATION OF ORDER. (a) An individual may register...

Section 88.006. Immunity - Sec. 88.006. IMMUNITY. A state or local governmental agency, law...

Section 88.007. Other Remedies - Sec. 88.007. OTHER REMEDIES. A protected individual who pursues a...

Section 88.008. Uniformity of Application and Construction - Sec. 88.008. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. In applying and...

Subtitle C - Family Violence Reporting and Services

Chapter 91 - Reporting Family Violence

Section 91.001. Definitions - Sec. 91.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle: (1) "Family violence" has...

Section 91.002. Reporting by Witnesses Encouraged - Sec. 91.002. REPORTING BY WITNESSES ENCOURAGED. A person who witnesses...

Section 91.003. Information Provided by Medical Professionals - Sec. 91.003. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. A medical professional...

Section 91.004. Application of Subtitle - Sec. 91.004. APPLICATION OF SUBTITLE. This subtitle does not affect...

Chapter 92 - Immunity

Section 92.001. Immunity - Sec. 92.001. IMMUNITY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),...

Chapter 93 - Confidential and Privileged Communications

Section 93.001. Definitions - Sec. 93.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Advocate" means a...

Section 93.002. Confidential Communications - Sec. 93.002. CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS. A written or oral communication between...

Section 93.003. Privileged Communications - Sec. 93.003. PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS. (a) A victim has a privilege...

Section 93.004. Exceptions - Sec. 93.004. EXCEPTIONS. (a) A communication that is confidential under...

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Texas Statutes Family Code Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence

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Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence