Tex. Fam. Code § 87.002 · Chapter 87. MODIFICATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDERS
MODIFICATION MAY NOT EXTEND DURATION OF ORDER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A protective order may not be modified to extend the period of the order's validity beyond the second anniversary of the date the original order was rendered or beyond the date the order expires under Section 85.025(a-1) or (c), whichever date occurs later.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1160, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 627 (S.B. 789), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.
Source of truth
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.87.htm
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