Tex. Fam. Code § 83.002 · Chapter 83. TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDERS
DURATION OF ORDER; EXTENSION.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.
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.83.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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