Tex. Family Code § 83.001
REQUIREMENTS FOR TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER
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- Tex. Family Code § 83.001, REQUIREMENTS FOR TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/642984
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(a) If the court finds from the information contained in an application for a protective order that there is a clear and present danger of family violence, the court, without further notice to the individual alleged to have committed family violence and without a hearing, may enter a temporary ex parte order for the protection of the applicant or any other member of the family or household of the applicant.
(b) In a temporary ex parte order, the court may direct a respondent to do or refrain from doing specified acts.