Tex. Fam. Code § 81.001 · Chapter 81. GENERAL PROVISIONS
ENTITLEMENT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A court shall render a protective order as provided by Section 85.001(b) if the court finds that family violence has occurred.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 1432), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
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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.81.htm
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