{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-84.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 84.001","heading":"TIME SET FOR HEARING.","body":"(a) On the filing of an application for a protective order, the court shall set a date and time for the hearing unless a later date is requested by the applicant. Except as provided by Section 84.002, the court may not set a date later than the 14th day after the date the application is filed.\n(b) The court may not delay a hearing on an application in order to consolidate it with a hearing on a subsequently filed 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 84. HEARING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.84.htm#84.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"94ac5681b5af79f537825e02a1a92e107617e3dd86a98e3fa9a6436af291a8e1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-83.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-84.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}