{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-82.009","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 82.009","heading":"APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER.","body":"(a) An application that requests the issuance of a temporary ex parte order under Chapter 83 must:\n(1) contain a detailed description of the facts and circumstances concerning the alleged family violence and the need for the immediate protective order; and\n(2) be signed by each applicant under an oath that the facts and circumstances contained in the application are true to the best knowledge and belief of each applicant.\n(b) For purposes of this section, a statement signed under oath by a child is valid if the statement otherwise complies with this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (S.B. 819), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.","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#82.009","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"2f2eac708c28eaab2a20b3e4db6a358eb7ee2c4713ff86e0b84d819056bd0dd9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-82.0085","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-82.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}