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TX Fam Code § 71.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 71 - Definitions|Section 71.001. Applicability of Definitions

Sec. 71.001.  APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS.  (a)  Definitions in this chapter apply to this title.(b)  If, in another part of this title, a term defined by this chapter has a meaning different from the meaning provided by this chapter, the meaning of that other provision prevails.(c)  Except as provided by this chapter, the definitions in Chapter 101 apply to terms used in this title.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 71.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 71 - Definitions|Section 71.002. Court

Sec. 71.002.  COURT.  "Court" means the district court, court of domestic relations, juvenile court having the jurisdiction of a district court, statutory county court, constitutional county court, or other court expressly given jurisdiction under this title.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1220, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 71.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 71 - Definitions|Section 71.0021. Dating Violence

Sec. 71.0021.  DATING VIOLENCE.  (a)  "Dating violence" means an act, other than a defensive measure to protect oneself, by an actor that:(1)  is committed against a victim or applicant for a protective order:(A)  with whom the actor has or has had a dating relationship; or(B)  because of the victim's or applicant's marriage to or dating relationship with an individual with whom the actor is or has been in a dating relationship or marriage; and(2)  is intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault or that is a threat that reasonably places the victim or applicant in fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault.(b)  For purposes of this title, "dating relationship" means a relationship between individuals who have or have had a continuing relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.  The existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on consideration of:(1)  the length of the relationship;(2)  the nature of the relationship;  and(3)  the frequency and type of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship.(c)  A casual acquaintanceship or ordinary fraternization in a business or social context does not constitute a "dating relationship" under Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 91, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 872 (S.B. 116), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 117 (S.B. 817), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 71.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 71 - Definitions|Section 71.003. Family

Sec. 71.003.  FAMILY.  "Family" includes individuals related by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Sections 573.022 and 573.024, Government Code, individuals who are former spouses of each other, individuals who are the parents of the same child, without regard to marriage, and a foster child and foster parent, without regard to whether those individuals reside together.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 2.03, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 71.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 71 - Definitions|Section 71.004. Family Violence

Sec. 71.004.  FAMILY VIOLENCE.  "Family violence" means:(1)  an act by a member of a family or household against another member of the family or household that is intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault or that is a threat that reasonably places the member in fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault, but does not include defensive measures to protect oneself;(2)  abuse, as that term is defined by Sections 261.001(1)(C), (E), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), and (M), by a member of a family or household toward a child of the family or household; or(3)  dating violence, as that term is defined by Section 71.0021.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 91, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 117 (S.B. 817), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 249), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 71.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 71 - Definitions|Section 71.005. Household

Sec. 71.005.  HOUSEHOLD.  "Household" means a unit composed of persons living together in the same dwelling, without regard to whether they are related to each other.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 71.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 71 - Definitions|Section 71.006. Member of a Household

Sec. 71.006.  MEMBER OF A HOUSEHOLD.  "Member of a household" includes a person who previously lived in a household.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 71.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 71 - Definitions|Section 71.007. Prosecuting Attorney

Sec. 71.007.  PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.  "Prosecuting attorney" means the attorney, determined as provided in this title, who represents the state in a district or statutory county court in the county in which venue of the application for a protective order is proper.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 81.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 81 - General Provisions|Section 81.001. Entitlement to Protective Order

Sec. 81.001.  ENTITLEMENT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER.  A court shall render a protective order as provided by Section 85.001(b) if the court finds that family violence has occurred and is likely to occur in the future.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 81.0015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 81 - General Provisions|Section 81.0015. Presumption

Sec. 81.0015.  PRESUMPTION.  For purposes of this subtitle, there is a presumption that family violence has occurred and is likely to occur in the future if:(1)  the respondent has been convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for any of the following offenses against the child for whom the petition is filed:(A)  an offense under Title 5, Penal Code, for which the court has made an affirmative finding that the offense involved family violence under Article 42.013, Code of Criminal Procedure; or(B)  an offense under Title 6, Penal Code;(2)  the respondent's parental rights with respect to the child have been terminated; and(3)  the respondent is seeking or attempting to seek contact with the child.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 (H.B. 1782), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 81.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 81 - General Provisions|Section 81.002. No Fee for Applicant

Sec. 81.002.  NO FEE FOR APPLICANT.  An applicant for a protective order or an attorney representing an applicant may not be assessed a fee, cost, charge, or expense by a district or county clerk of the court or a sheriff, constable, or other public official or employee in connection with the filing, serving, or entering of a protective order or for any other service described by this subsection, including:(1)  a fee to dismiss, modify, or withdraw a protective order;(2)  a fee for certifying copies;(3)  a fee for comparing copies to originals;(4)  a court reporter fee;(5)  a judicial fund fee;(6)  a fee for any other service related to a protective order;  or(7)  a fee to transfer a protective order.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 81.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 81 - General Provisions|Section 81.003. Fees and Costs Paid by Party Found to Have Committed Family Violence

Sec. 81.003.  FEES AND COSTS PAID BY PARTY FOUND TO HAVE COMMITTED FAMILY VIOLENCE.  (a)  Except on a showing of good cause or of the indigence of a party found to have committed family violence, the court shall require in a protective order that the party against whom the order is rendered pay the $16 protective order fee, the standard fees charged by the clerk of the court in a general civil proceeding for the cost of serving the order, the costs of court, and all other fees, charges, or expenses incurred in connection with the protective order.(b)  The court may order a party against whom an agreed protective order is rendered under Section 85.005 to pay the fees required in Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 81.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 81 - General Provisions|Section 81.004. Contempt for Nonpayment of Fee

Sec. 81.004.  CONTEMPT FOR NONPAYMENT OF FEE.  (a)  A party who is ordered to pay fees and costs and who does not pay before the date specified by the order may be punished for contempt of court as provided by Section 21.002, Government Code.(b)  If a date is not specified by the court under Subsection (a), payment of costs is required before the 60th day after the date the order was rendered.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 81.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 81 - General Provisions|Section 81.005. Attorney's Fees

Sec. 81.005.  ATTORNEY'S FEES.  (a)  The court may assess reasonable attorney's fees against the party found to have committed family violence or a party against whom an agreed protective order is rendered under Section 85.005 as compensation for the services of a private or prosecuting attorney or an attorney employed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.(b)  In setting the amount of attorney's fees, the court shall consider the income and ability to pay of the person against whom the fee is assessed.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (H.B. 841), Sec. 4, eff. May 21, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 81.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 81 - General Provisions|Section 81.006. Payment of Attorney's Fees

Sec. 81.006.  PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY'S FEES.  The amount of fees collected under this chapter as compensation for the fees:(1)  of a private attorney shall be paid to the private attorney who may enforce the order for fees in the attorney's own name;(2)  of a prosecuting attorney shall be paid to the credit of the county fund from which the salaries of the employees of the prosecuting attorney are paid or supplemented; and(3)  of an attorney employed by the Department of Family and Protective Services shall be deposited in the general revenue fund to the credit of the Department of Family and Protective Services.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (H.B. 841), Sec. 5, eff. May 21, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 81.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 81 - General Provisions|Section 81.007. Prosecuting Attorney

Sec. 81.007.  PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.  (a)  The county attorney or the criminal district attorney is the prosecuting attorney responsible for filing applications under this subtitle unless the district attorney assumes the responsibility by giving notice of that assumption to the county attorney.(b)  The prosecuting attorney responsible for filing an application under this subtitle shall provide notice of that responsibility to all law enforcement agencies in the jurisdiction of the prosecuting attorney.(c)  The prosecuting attorney shall comply with Article 5.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, in filing an application under this subtitle.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 81.0075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 81 - General Provisions|Section 81.0075. Representation by Prosecuting Attorney in Certain Other Actions

Sec. 81.0075.  REPRESENTATION BY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY IN CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS.  Subject to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, a prosecuting attorney is not precluded from representing a party in a proceeding under this subtitle and the Department of Family and Protective Services in another action involving the party, regardless of whether the proceeding under this subtitle occurs before, concurrently with, or after the other action involving the party.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (H.B. 841), Sec. 6, eff. May 21, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 393 (S.B. 130), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Fam Code § 81.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 81 - General Provisions|Section 81.008. Relief Cumulative

Sec. 81.008.  RELIEF CUMULATIVE.  Except as provided by this subtitle, the relief and remedies provided by this subtitle are cumulative of other relief and remedies provided by law.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 81.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 81 - General Provisions|Section 81.009. Appeal

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.|
TX Fam Code § 81.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 81 - General Provisions|Section 81.010. Court Enforcement

Sec. 81.010.  COURT ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  A court of this state with jurisdiction of proceedings arising under this title may enforce a protective order rendered by another court in the same manner that the court that rendered the order could enforce the order, regardless of whether the order is transferred under Subchapter D, Chapter 85.(b)  A court's authority under this section includes the authority to enforce a protective order through contempt.(c)  A motion for enforcement of a protective order rendered under this title may be filed in:(1)  any court in the county in which the order was rendered with jurisdiction of proceedings arising under this title;(2)  a county in which the movant or respondent resides; or(3)  a county in which an alleged violation of the order occurs.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (S.B. 819), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 81.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 81 - General Provisions|Section 81.011. Use of Digitized Signature

Sec. 81.011.  USE OF DIGITIZED SIGNATURE.  (a)  A digitized signature on an application for a protective order under this title or any other pleading or order in a proceeding under this title satisfies the requirements for and imposes the duties of signatories to pleadings, motions, and other papers identified under Rule 13, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.(b)  A digitized signature under this section may be applied only by, and must remain under the sole control of, the person whose signature is represented.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (S.B. 813), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 83.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 83 - Temporary Ex Parte Orders|Section 83.001. Requirements for Temporary Ex Parte Order

Sec. 83.001.  REQUIREMENTS FOR TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER.  (a)  If the court finds from the information contained in an application for a protective order that there is a clear and present danger of family violence, the court, without further notice to the individual alleged to have committed family violence and without a hearing, may enter a temporary ex parte order for the protection of the applicant or any other member of the family or household of the applicant.(b)  In a temporary ex parte order, the court may direct a respondent to do or refrain from doing specified acts.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 91, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 83.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 83 - Temporary Ex Parte Orders|Section 83.002. Duration of Order; Extension

Sec. 83.002.  DURATION OF ORDER;  EXTENSION.  (a)  A temporary ex parte order is valid for the period specified in the order, not to exceed 20 days.(b)  On the request of an applicant or on the court's own motion, a temporary ex parte order may be extended for additional 20-day periods.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 83.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 83 - Temporary Ex Parte Orders|Section 83.003. Bond Not Required

Sec. 83.003.  BOND NOT REQUIRED.  The court, at the court's discretion, may dispense with the necessity of a bond for a temporary ex parte order.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 83.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 83 - Temporary Ex Parte Orders|Section 83.004. Motion to Vacate

Sec. 83.004.  MOTION TO VACATE.  Any individual affected by a temporary ex parte order may file a motion at any time to vacate the order.  On the filing of the motion to vacate, the court shall set a date for hearing the motion as soon as possible.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 91, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 83.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 83 - Temporary Ex Parte Orders|Section 83.005. Conflicting Orders

Sec. 83.005.  CONFLICTING ORDERS.  During the time the order is valid, a temporary ex parte order prevails over any other court order made under Title 5 to the extent of any conflict between the orders.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 83.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 83 - Temporary Ex Parte Orders|Section 83.006. Exclusion of Party From Residence

Sec. 83.006.  EXCLUSION OF PARTY FROM RESIDENCE.  (a)  Subject to the limitations of Section 85.021(2), a person may only be excluded from the occupancy of the person's residence by a temporary ex parte order under this chapter if the applicant:(1)  files a sworn affidavit that provides a detailed description of the facts and circumstances requiring the exclusion of the person from the residence;  and(2)  appears in person to testify at a temporary ex parte hearing to justify the issuance of the order without notice.(b)  Before the court may render a temporary ex parte order excluding a person from the person's residence, the court must find from the required affidavit and testimony that:(1)  the applicant requesting the excluding order either resides on the premises or has resided there within 30 days before the date the application was filed;(2)  the person to be excluded has within the 30 days before the date the application was filed committed family violence against a member of the household;  and(3)  there is a clear and present danger that the person to be excluded is likely to commit family violence against a member of the household.(c)  The court may recess the hearing on a temporary ex parte order to contact the respondent by telephone and provide the respondent the opportunity to be present when the court resumes the hearing.  Without regard to whether the respondent is able to be present at the hearing, the court shall resume the hearing before the end of the working day.|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. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 84.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 84 - Hearing|Section 84.001. Time Set for Hearing

Sec. 84.001.  TIME SET FOR HEARING.  (a)  On the filing of an application for a protective order, the court shall set a date and time for the hearing unless a later date is requested by the applicant.  Except as provided by Section 84.002, the court may not set a date later than the 14th day after the date the application is filed.(b)  The court may not delay a hearing on an application in order to consolidate it with a hearing on a subsequently filed application.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|