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Tex. Fam. Code § 157.001

MOTION FOR ENFORCEMENT

Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case in Re the Office of the Attorney General (2013)

Most recently applied in in the Interest of T.F., J.F., L.F., and W.F., Children (May 2019)

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) A motion for enforcement as provided in this chapter may be filed to enforce any provision of a temporary or final order rendered in a suit.

(b) The court may enforce by contempt any provision of a temporary or final order.

(c) The court may enforce a temporary or final order for child support as provided in this chapter or Chapter 158.

(d) A motion for enforcement shall be filed in the court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.

(e) For purposes of this section, "temporary order" includes a temporary restraining order, standing order, injunction, and any other temporary order rendered by a court.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.