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Tex. Fam. Code § 157.165

PROBATION OF CONTEMPT ORDER

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case in Re the Office of the Attorney General (2013)

Most recently applied in in Re the Office of the Attorney General (March 2013)

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

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the court may place the respondent on community supervision and suspend commitment if the court finds that the respondent is in contempt of court for failure or refusal to obey an order rendered as provided in this title.

(b) The court may not place the respondent on community supervision and suspend commitment if the court finds that the respondent:

(1) is in contempt of court for the failure or refusal to obey an order for possession of or access to a child; and

(2) has previously been found in contempt of court at least three times for the failure or refusal to obey an order for possession of or access to a child.

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