Tex. Fam. Code § 157.165 · Subchapter D. HEARING AND ENFORCEMENT ORDER
PROBATION OF CONTEMPT ORDER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the court may place the respondent on community supervision and suspend commitment if the court finds that the respondent is in contempt of court for failure or refusal to obey an order rendered as provided in this title.
(b) The court may not place the respondent on community supervision and suspend commitment if the court finds that the respondent:
(1) is in contempt of court for the failure or refusal to obey an order for possession of or access to a child; and
(2) has previously been found in contempt of court at least three times for the failure or refusal to obey an order for possession of or access to a child.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 6.25, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 617 (H.B. 3181), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- 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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- 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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