A court shall render a protective order as provided by Section 85.001(b) if the court finds that family violence has occurred.
Tex. Fam. Code § 81.001
ENTITLEMENT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER
Applied in 17 court decisions — leading case In re Lee (2013)
Most recently applied in Webb v. Schlagal (August 2017)
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff
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