Texas Statutes
Chapter 87 - Modification of Protective Orders
Section 87.002. Modification May Not Extend Duration of Order

Sec. 87.002. MODIFICATION MAY NOT EXTEND DURATION OF ORDER. A protective order may not be modified to extend the period of the order's validity beyond the second anniversary of the date the original order was rendered or beyond the date the order expires under Section 85.025(a-1) or (c), whichever date occurs later.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1160, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 627 (S.B. 789), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.

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Texas Statutes

Family Code

Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence

Subtitle B - Protective Orders

Chapter 87 - Modification of Protective Orders

Section 87.001. Modification of Protective Order

Section 87.002. Modification May Not Extend Duration of Order

Section 87.003. Notification of Motion to Modify

Section 87.004. Change of Address or Telephone Number