{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-261.503","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 261.503","heading":"TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER.","body":"If the court finds from the information contained in an application for a protective order that there is an immediate danger of abuse or neglect to the child, the court, without further notice to the respondent and without a hearing, may enter a temporary ex parte order for the protection of the child.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD","CHAPTER 261. INVESTIGATION OF REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT","SUBCHAPTER F. PROTECTIVE ORDER IN CERTAIN CASES OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.261.htm#261.503","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"0b58706398214f5096a3bc455284d0ba1f5f34c9b0d4dd2ab67c6e36fc1532ee","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-261.502","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-261.504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}