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Tex. Fam. Code § 82.009 — Application for temporary ex parte order

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 82: APPLYING FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER, Texas Family Code.

Full text of Tex. Fam. Code § 82.009

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.

Tex. Fam. Code § 82.009Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) An application that requests the issuance of a temporary ex parte order under Chapter 83 must: (1) contain a detailed description of the facts and circumstances concerning the alleged family violence and the need for the immediate protective order; and (2) be signed by each applicant under an oath that the facts and circumstances contained in the application are true to the best knowledge and belief of each applicant. (b) For purposes of this section, a statement signed under oath by a child is valid if the statement otherwise complies with this chapter.

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