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TX Fam Code § 82.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 82 - Applying for Protective Order|Subchapter C. Notice of Application for Protective Order|Section 82.043. Service of Notice of Application

Sec. 82.043.  SERVICE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION.  (a)  Each respondent to an application for a protective order is entitled to service of notice of an application for a protective order.(b)  An applicant for a protective order shall furnish the clerk with a sufficient number of copies of the application for service on each respondent.(c)  Notice of an application for a protective order must be served in the same manner as citation under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, except that service by publication is not authorized.(d)  Service of notice of an application for a protective order is not required before the issuance of a temporary ex parte order under Chapter 83.(e)  The requirements of service of notice under this subchapter do not apply if the application is filed as a motion in a suit for dissolution of a marriage.  Notice for the motion is given in the same manner as any other motion in a suit for dissolution of a marriage.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 85.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|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 of a hearing on an application for a protective order, the court shall find whether:(1)  family violence has occurred;  and(2)  family violence is likely to occur in the future.(b)  If the court finds that family violence has occurred and that family violence is likely to occur in the future, the court:(1)  shall render a protective order as provided by Section 85.022 applying only to a person found to have committed family violence;  and(2)  may render a protective order as provided by Section 85.021 applying to both parties that is in the best interest of the person protected by the order or member of the family or household of the person protected by the order.(c)  A protective order that requires the first applicant to do or refrain from doing an act under Section 85.022 shall include a finding that the first applicant has committed family violence and is likely to commit family violence in the future.(d)  If the court renders a protective order for a period of more than two years, the court must include in the order a finding described by Section 85.025(a-1).|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 91, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 627 (S.B. 789), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 85.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 85 - Issuance of Protective Order|Subchapter A. Findings and Orders|Section 85.002. Exception for Violation of Expired Protective Order

Sec. 85.002.  EXCEPTION FOR VIOLATION OF EXPIRED PROTECTIVE ORDER.  If the court finds that a respondent violated a protective order by committing an act prohibited by the order as provided by Section 85.022, that the order was in effect at the time of the violation, and that the order has expired after the date that the violation occurred, the court, without the necessity of making the findings described by Section 85.001(a), shall render a protective order as provided by Section 85.022 applying only to the respondent and may render a protective order as provided by Section 85.021.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 85.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 85 - Issuance of Protective Order|Subchapter A. Findings and Orders|Section 85.003. Separate Protective Orders Required

Sec. 85.003.  SEPARATE PROTECTIVE ORDERS REQUIRED.  (a)  A court that renders separate protective orders that apply to both parties and require both parties to do or refrain from doing acts under Section 85.022 shall render two distinct and separate protective orders in two separate documents that reflect the appropriate conditions for each party.(b)  A court that renders protective orders that apply to both parties and require both parties to do or refrain from doing acts under Section 85.022 shall render the protective orders in two separate documents.  The court shall provide one of the documents to the applicant and the other document to the respondent.(c)  A court may not render one protective order under Section 85.022 that applies to both parties.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 85.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 85 - Issuance of Protective Order|Subchapter A. Findings and Orders|Section 85.004. Protective Order in Suit for Dissolution of Marriage

Sec. 85.004.  PROTECTIVE ORDER IN SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE.  A protective order in a suit for dissolution of a marriage must be in a separate document entitled "PROTECTIVE ORDER."|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 85.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 85 - Issuance of Protective Order|Subchapter A. Findings and Orders|Section 85.005. Agreed Order

Sec. 85.005.  AGREED ORDER.  (a)  To facilitate settlement, the parties to a proceeding may agree in writing to a protective order as provided by Sections 85.021 and 85.022.  An agreement under this subsection is subject to the approval of the court.  The court may not approve an agreement that requires the applicant for the protective order to do or refrain from doing an act under Section 85.022.(b)  An agreed protective order is enforceable civilly or criminally, regardless of whether the court makes the findings required by Section 85.001.(c)  If the court approves an agreement between the parties, the court shall render an agreed protective order that is in the best interest of the applicant, the family or household, or a member of the family or household.(d)  An agreed protective order is not enforceable as a contract.(e)  An agreed protective order expires on the date the court order expires.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 541 (H.B. 1059), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 787 (H.B. 39), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 85.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 85 - Issuance of Protective Order|Subchapter A. Findings and Orders|Section 85.006. Default Order

Sec. 85.006.  DEFAULT ORDER.  (a)  Notwithstanding Rule 107, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, a court may render a protective order that is binding on a respondent who does not attend a hearing if:(1)  the respondent received service of the application and notice of the hearing; and(2)  proof of service was filed with the court before the hearing.(b)  If the court reschedules the hearing under Chapter 84, a protective order may be rendered if the respondent does not attend the rescheduled hearing.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 787 (H.B. 39), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 85.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 85 - Issuance of Protective Order|Subchapter A. Findings and Orders|Section 85.007. Confidentiality of Certain Information

Sec. 85.007.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.  (a)  On request by a person protected by an order or member of the family or household of a person protected by an order, the court may exclude from a protective order the address and telephone number of:(1)  a person protected by the order, in which case the order shall state the county in which the person resides;(2)  the place of employment or business of a person protected by the order;  or(3)  the child-care facility or school a child protected by the order attends or in which the child resides.(b)  On granting a request for confidentiality under this section, the court shall order the clerk to:(1)  strike the information described by Subsection (a) from the public records of the court; and(2)  maintain a confidential record of the information for use only by:(A)  the court; or(B)  a law enforcement agency for purposes of entering the information required by Section 411.042(b)(6), Government Code, into the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Department of Public Safety.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 91, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 422 (S.B. 1242), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 85.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 85 - Issuance of Protective Order|Subchapter A. Findings and Orders|Section 85.009. Order Valid Until Superseded

Sec. 85.009.  ORDER VALID UNTIL SUPERSEDED.  A protective order rendered under this chapter is valid and enforceable pending further action by the court that rendered the order until the order is properly superseded by another court with jurisdiction over the order.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 85.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 85 - Issuance of Protective Order|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 a protective order, the court may:(1)  prohibit a party from:(A)  removing a child who is a member of the family or household from:(i)  the possession of a person named in the order; or(ii)  the jurisdiction of the court;(B)  transferring, encumbering, or otherwise disposing of property, other than in the ordinary course of business, that is mutually owned or leased by the parties; or(C)  removing a pet, companion animal, or assistance animal, as defined by Section 121.002, Human Resources Code, from the possession or actual or constructive care of a person named in the order;(2)  grant exclusive possession of a residence to a party and, if appropriate, direct one or more parties to vacate the residence if the residence:(A)  is jointly owned or leased by the party receiving exclusive possession and a party being denied possession;(B)  is owned or leased by the party retaining possession; or(C)  is owned or leased by the party being denied possession and that party has an obligation to support the party or a child of the party granted possession of the residence;(3)  provide for the possession of and access to a child of a party if the person receiving possession of or access to the child is a parent of the child;(4)  require the payment of support for a party or for a child of a party if the person required to make the payment has an obligation to support the other party or the child; or(5)  award to a party the use and possession of specified property that is community property or jointly owned or leased property.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 136 (S.B. 279), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 543 (S.B. 555), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Fam Code § 85.0225 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 85 - Issuance of Protective Order|Subchapter B. Contents of Protective Order|Section 85.0225. Separation of Wireless Telephone Service Account

Sec. 85.0225.  SEPARATION OF WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICE ACCOUNT.  (a)  A petitioner who is the primary user of a wireless telephone number associated with the respondent's wireless telephone service account may submit to the court that renders a protective order for the petitioner under this chapter a request for the court to order:(1)  the separation of that wireless telephone number from the respondent's wireless telephone service account; and(2)  if applicable, the separation of each wireless telephone number primarily used by a child in the petitioner's care or custody.(b)  The request must include each wireless telephone number for which the petitioner requests separation.(c)  If the petitioner shows by a preponderance of the evidence that for each wireless telephone number listed in the request the petitioner or, if applicable, a child in the petitioner's care or custody is the primary user, the court shall render a separate order directing the wireless telephone service provider to transfer the billing responsibilities and rights to each listed wireless telephone number to the petitioner.(d)  An order rendered under Subsection (c) must include:(1)  the name and billing wireless telephone number of the wireless telephone service account holder;(2)  each wireless telephone number to be transferred; and(3)  a statement requiring the wireless telephone service provider to transfer to the petitioner all financial responsibility for and the right to use each wireless telephone number transferred.(e)  For purposes of Subsection (d)(3), financial responsibility includes the monthly service costs associated with any mobile device associated with the wireless telephone number.(f)  The court shall serve a copy of the order described by Subsection (c) on the registered agent for the wireless telephone service provider designated under Chapter 5, Business Organizations Code.(g)  The court shall ensure that the contact information of the petitioner is not provided to the respondent as the wireless telephone service account holder in a proceeding under this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 245 (H.B. 1372), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 85.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 85 - Issuance of Protective Order|Subchapter B. Contents of Protective Order|Section 85.023. Effect on Property Rights

Sec. 85.023.  EFFECT ON PROPERTY RIGHTS.  A protective order or an agreement approved by the court under this subtitle does not affect the title to real property.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 85.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 85 - Issuance of Protective Order|Subchapter B. Contents of Protective Order|Section 85.024. Enforcement of Counseling Requirement

Sec. 85.024.  ENFORCEMENT OF COUNSELING REQUIREMENT.  (a)  A person found to have engaged in family violence who is ordered to attend a program or counseling under Section 85.022(a)(1), (2), or (3) shall file with the court an affidavit before the 60th day after the date the order was rendered stating either that the person has begun the program or counseling or that a program or counseling is not available within a reasonable distance from the person's residence.  A person who files an affidavit that the person has begun the program or counseling shall file with the court before the date the protective order expires a statement that the person completed the program or counseling not later than the 30th day before the expiration date of the protective order or the 30th day before the first anniversary of the date the protective order was issued, whichever date is earlier.  An affidavit under this subsection must be accompanied by a letter, notice, or certificate from the program or counselor that verifies the person's completion of the program or counseling.  A person who fails to comply with this subsection may be punished for contempt of court under Section 21.002, Government Code.(b)  A protective order under Section 85.022 must specifically advise the person subject to the order of the requirement of this section and the possible punishment if the person fails to comply with the requirement.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 44), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 3593), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 85.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 85 - Issuance of 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 under this subtitle shall be:(1)  delivered to the respondent as provided by Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure;(2)  served in the same manner as a writ of injunction;  or(3)  served in open court at the close of the hearing as provided by this section.(b)  The court shall serve an order in open court to a respondent who is present at the hearing by giving to the respondent a copy of the order, reduced to writing and signed by the judge or master.  A certified copy of the signed order shall be given to the applicant at the time the order is given to the respondent.  If the applicant is not in court at the conclusion of the hearing, the clerk of the court shall mail a certified copy of the order to the applicant not later than the third business day after the date the hearing is concluded.(c)  If the order has not been reduced to writing, the court shall give notice orally to a respondent who is present at the hearing of the part of the order that contains prohibitions under Section 85.022 or any other part of the order that contains provisions necessary to prevent further family violence.  The clerk of the court shall mail a copy of the order to the respondent and a certified copy of the order to the applicant not later than the third business day after the date the hearing is concluded.(d)  If the respondent is not present at the hearing and the order has been reduced to writing at the conclusion of the hearing, the clerk of the court shall immediately provide a certified copy of the order to the applicant and mail a copy of the order to the respondent not later than the third business day after the date the hearing is concluded.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 85.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 85 - Issuance of Protective Order|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 DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE OR SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP.  If an application for a protective order is pending, a court may not dismiss the application or delay a hearing on the application on the grounds that a suit for dissolution of marriage or suit affecting the parent-child relationship is filed after the date the application was filed.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 85.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 85 - Issuance of Protective Order|Subchapter D. Relationship Between Protective Order and Suit for Dissolution of Marriage and Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship|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 OR SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP PENDING.  (a)  If a suit for dissolution of a marriage or suit affecting the parent-child relationship is pending, a party to the suit may apply for a protective order against another party to the suit by filing an application:(1)  in the court in which the suit is pending;  or(2)  in a court in the county in which the applicant resides if the applicant resides outside the jurisdiction of the court in which the suit is pending.(b)  An applicant subject to this section shall inform the clerk of the court that renders a protective order that a suit for dissolution of a marriage or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship is pending in which the applicant is party.(c)  If a final protective order is rendered by a court other than the court in which a suit for dissolution of a marriage or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship is pending, the clerk of the court that rendered the protective order shall:(1)  inform the clerk of the court in which the suit is pending that a final protective order has been rendered;  and(2)  forward a copy of the final protective order to the court in which the suit is pending.(d)  A protective order rendered by a court in which an application is filed under Subsection (a)(2) is subject to transfer under Section 85.064.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 85.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 85 - Issuance of Protective Order|Subchapter D. Relationship Between Protective Order and Suit for Dissolution of Marriage and Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship|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 FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE OR SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP.  (a)  If a final order has been rendered in a suit for dissolution of marriage or suit affecting the parent-child relationship, an application for a protective order by a party to the suit against another party to the suit filed after the date the final order was rendered, and that is:(1)  filed in the county in which the final order was rendered, shall be filed in the court that rendered the final order;  and(2)  filed in another county, shall be filed in a court having jurisdiction to render a protective order under this subtitle.(b)  A protective order rendered by a court in which an application is filed under Subsection (a)(2) is subject to transfer under Section 85.064.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|