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

Tex. Family Code § 9.008: CLARIFICATION ORDER.

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  1. FAMILY CODE
  2. TITLE 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP
  3. SUBTITLE C. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
  4. CHAPTER 9. POST-DECREE PROCEEDINGS
  5. SUBCHAPTER A. SUIT TO ENFORCE DECREE

(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.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:10Z. Source file · JSON

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