Tex. Fam. Code § 157.001 · Subchapter A. PLEADINGS AND DEFENSES
MOTION FOR ENFORCEMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A motion for enforcement as provided in this chapter may be filed to enforce any provision of a temporary or final order rendered in a suit.
(b) The court may enforce by contempt any provision of a temporary or final order.
(c) The court may enforce a temporary or final order for child support as provided in this chapter or Chapter 158.
(d) A motion for enforcement shall be filed in the court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
(e) For purposes of this section, "temporary order" includes a temporary restraining order, standing order, injunction, and any other temporary order rendered by a court.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 3121), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.157.htm
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- sha256 865967ff7752c5484ebb832fdcabd4e4671ff733395fd1b535d416b4cbb5f02a
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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