{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-157.115","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 157.115","heading":"DEFAULT JUDGMENT.","body":"(a) The court may render a default order for the relief requested if the respondent:\n(1) has been personally served, has filed an answer, or has entered an appearance; and\n(2) does not appear at the designated time, place, and date to respond to the motion.\n(b) If the respondent fails to appear, the court may not hold the respondent in contempt but may order a capias to be issued.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","CHAPTER 157. ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER C. FAILURE TO APPEAR; BOND OR SECURITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.157.htm#157.115","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"10c5745757b642284af98b70ad20ce67e8a3707e1309787b9b385b18b7754631","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-157.114","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-157.161"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}