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Tex. Fam. Code § 9.008

CLARIFICATION ORDER

Applied in 28 court decisions — leading case Shanks v. Treadway (2003)

Most recently applied in Linda Smith v. John Burt (April 2017)

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) On the request of a party or on the court's own motion, the court may render a clarifying order before a motion for contempt is made or heard, in conjunction with a motion for contempt or on denial of a motion for contempt.

(b) On a finding by the court that the original form of the division of property is not specific enough to be enforceable by contempt, the court may render a clarifying order setting forth specific terms to enforce compliance with the original division of property.

(c) The court may not give retroactive effect to a clarifying order.

(d) The court shall provide a reasonable time for compliance before enforcing a clarifying order by contempt or in another manner.

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