Sec. 82.009. APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER. (a) An application that requests the issuance of a temporary ex parte order under Chapter 83 must:
(1) contain a detailed description of the facts and circumstances concerning the alleged family violence and the need for the immediate protective order; and
(2) be signed by each applicant under an oath that the facts and circumstances contained in the application are true to the best knowledge and belief of each applicant.
(b) For purposes of this section, a statement signed under oath by a child is valid if the statement otherwise complies with this chapter.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (S.B. 819), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.
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