{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-85.061","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 85.061","heading":"DISMISSAL OF APPLICATION PROHIBITED; SUBSEQUENTLY FILED SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE OR SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP.","body":"If an application for a protective order is pending, a court may not dismiss the application or delay a hearing on the application on the grounds that a suit for dissolution of marriage or suit affecting the parent-child relationship is filed after the date the application was filed.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 4. PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE","SUBTITLE B. PROTECTIVE ORDERS","CHAPTER 85. ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER","SUBCHAPTER D. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROTECTIVE ORDER AND SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.85.htm#85.061","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"fe0a525cd8e06791872aa77bf7b902a715b8a6b0383f7d4f821d79f94dc8a51e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-85.042","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-85.062"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}