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Tex. Fam. Code § 85.006

DEFAULT ORDER

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Amir-Sharif v. Hawkins (2007)

Most recently applied in Amir-Sharif v. Hawkins (December 2007)

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

(a) Notwithstanding Rule 107, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, a court may render a protective order that is binding on a respondent who does not attend a hearing if:

(1) the respondent received service of the application and notice of the hearing; and

(2) proof of service was filed with the court before the hearing.

(b) If the court reschedules the hearing under Chapter 84, a protective order may be rendered if the respondent does not attend the rescheduled hearing.

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