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Tex. Family Code § 157.066

FAILURE TO APPEAR

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Tex. Family Code § 157.066, FAILURE TO APPEAR, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/643589
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If a respondent who has been personally served with notice to appear at a hearing does not appear at the designated time, place, and date to respond to a motion for enforcement of an existing court order, regardless of whether the motion is joined with other claims or remedies, the court may not hold the respondent in contempt but may, on proper proof, grant a default judgment for the relief sought and issue a capias for the arrest of the respondent.