Tex. Fam. Code § 261.503 · Subchapter F. PROTECTIVE ORDER IN CERTAIN CASES OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT
TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If the court finds from the information contained in an application for a protective order that there is an immediate danger of abuse or neglect to the child, the court, without further notice to the respondent and without a hearing, may enter a temporary ex parte order for the protection of the child.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.261.htm
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