{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-82.021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 82.021","heading":"ANSWER.","body":"A respondent to an application for a protective order who is served with notice of an application for a protective order may file an answer at any time before the hearing. A respondent is not required to file an answer to 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 B. PLEADINGS BY RESPONDENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.82.htm#82.021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"103c16397323eb2c328bc337121e20fe976d4506352a069f801ffb5ef58a7402","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-82.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-82.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}