Sec. 81.009. APPEAL. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a protective order rendered under this subtitle may be appealed.
(b) A protective order rendered against a party in a suit for dissolution of a marriage may not be appealed until the time the final decree of dissolution of the marriage becomes a final, appealable order.
(c) A protective order rendered against a party in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship may not be appealed until the time an order providing for support of the child or possession of or access to the child becomes a final, appealable order.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 916 (H.B. 260), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence
Subtitle B - Protective Orders
Chapter 81 - General Provisions
Section 81.001. Entitlement to Protective Order
Section 81.002. No Fee for Applicant
Section 81.003. Fees and Costs Paid by Party Found to Have Committed Family Violence
Section 81.004. Contempt for Nonpayment of Fee
Section 81.005. Attorney's Fees
Section 81.006. Payment of Attorney's Fees
Section 81.007. Prosecuting Attorney
Section 81.0075. Representation by Prosecuting Attorney in Certain Other Actions
Section 81.008. Relief Cumulative