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Tex. Fam. Code § 157.166

CONTENTS OF ENFORCEMENT ORDER

Applied in 20 court decisions — leading case In the Interest of E.A.C. (2005)

Most recently applied in Rosscer Craig Tucker, Ii v. Lizabeth Thomas (December 2013)

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

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(a) An enforcement order must include:

(1) in ordinary and concise language the provisions of the order for which enforcement was requested;

(2) the acts or omissions that are the subject of the order;

(3) the manner of the respondent's noncompliance; and

(4) the relief granted by the court.

(b) If the order imposes incarceration or a fine for criminal contempt, an enforcement order must contain findings identifying, setting out, or incorporating by reference the provisions of the order for which enforcement was requested and the date of each occasion when the respondent's failure to comply with the order was found to constitute criminal contempt.

(c) If the enforcement order imposes incarceration for civil contempt, the order must state the specific conditions on which the respondent may be released from confinement.

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