Tex. Family Code § 81.010
COURT ENFORCEMENT
Texas · Texas Family Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Family Code § 81.010, COURT ENFORCEMENT, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/642959
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(a) A court of this state with jurisdiction of proceedings arising under this title may enforce a protective order rendered by another court in the same manner that the court that rendered the order could enforce the order, regardless of whether the order is transferred under Subchapter D, Chapter 85.
(b) A court's authority under this section includes the authority to enforce a protective order through contempt.
(c) A motion for enforcement of a protective order rendered under this title may be filed in:
(1) any court in the county in which the order was rendered with jurisdiction of proceedings arising under this title;
(2) a county in which the movant or respondent resides; or
(3) a county in which an alleged violation of the order occurs.