Tex. Fam. Code § 157.114

FAILURE TO APPEAR

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In the Interest of V.M.P., J.R.P. and B.L.P., Children (2006)

Most recently applied in In the Interest of V.M.P., J.R.P. and B.L.P., Children (January 2006)

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

The court may order a capias to be issued for the arrest of the respondent if:

(1) the motion for enforcement requests contempt;

(2) the respondent was personally served; and

(3) the respondent fails to appear.

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