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Tex. Fam. Code § 83.001

REQUIREMENTS FOR TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Wagner v. State (2018)

Most recently applied in Wagner v. State (February 2018)

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) If the court finds from the information contained in an application for a protective order that there is a clear and present danger of family violence, the court, without further notice to the individual alleged to have committed family violence and without a hearing, may enter a temporary ex parte order for the protection of the applicant or any other member of the family or household of the applicant.

(b) In a temporary ex parte order, the court may direct a respondent to do or refrain from doing specified acts.

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