A respondent to an application for a protective order who is served with notice of an application for a protective order may file an answer at any time before the hearing. A respondent is not required to file an answer to the application.
Tex. Fam. Code § 82.021
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Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Harris v. State (2005)
Most recently applied in State Ex Rel. Protection of Cockerham v. Cockerham (March 2007)
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.