Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Family Code § 82.006: APPLICATION FILED AFTER DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE.

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FAMILY CODE
TITLE 4. PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE
SUBTITLE B. PROTECTIVE ORDERS
CHAPTER 82. APPLYING FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
SUBCHAPTER A. APPLICATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

If an applicant for a protective order is a former spouse of the individual alleged to have committed family violence, the application must include:

(1) a copy of the decree dissolving the marriage; or

(2) a statement that the decree is unavailable to the applicant and that a copy of the decree will be filed with the court before the hearing on the application.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.

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