Sec. 82.003. VENUE. An application may be filed in:
(1) the county in which the applicant resides;
(2) the county in which the respondent resides; or
(3) any county in which the family violence is alleged to have occurred.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 392 (S.B. 129), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence
Subtitle B - Protective Orders
Chapter 82 - Applying for Protective Order
Subchapter A. Application for Protective Order
Section 82.002. Who May File Application
Section 82.004. Contents of Application
Section 82.006. Application Filed After Dissolution of Marriage
Section 82.007. Application Filed for Child Subject to Continuing Jurisdiction
Section 82.008. Application Filed After Expiration of Former Protective Order
Section 82.0085. Application Filed Before Expiration of Previously Rendered Protective Order
Section 82.009. Application for Temporary Ex Parte Order