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Tex. Fam. Code § 61.051 — Motion for enforcement
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 61: RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENTS AND OTHER ELIGIBLE PERSONS, Texas Family Code.
Full text of Tex. Fam. Code § 61.051
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) A party initiates enforcement of a juvenile court order by filing a written motion. In ordinary and concise language, the motion must: (1) identify the provision of the order allegedly violated and sought to be enforced; (2) state specifically and factually the manner of the person's alleged noncompliance; (3) state the relief requested; and (4) contain the signature of the party filing the motion. (b) The movant must allege in the same motion for enforcement each violation by the person of the juvenile court orders described by Section 61.002 (a) that the movant had a reasonable basis for believing the person was violating when the motion was filed. (c) The juvenile court retains jurisdiction to enter a contempt order if the motion for enforcement is filed not later than six months after the child's 18th birthday.
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