{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-82.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 82.006","heading":"APPLICATION FILED AFTER DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE.","body":"If an applicant for a protective order is a former spouse of the individual alleged to have committed family violence, the application must include:\n(1) a copy of the decree dissolving the marriage; or\n(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.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.82.htm#82.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"bb22adbc57767887354b05cb9733304d40ae2f651949a51f74a0c95742dc1270","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-82.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-82.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}