Texas statute
Tex. Fam. Code § 85.003 — Separate protective orders required
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 85: ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER, Texas Family Code.
Full text of Tex. Fam. Code § 85.003
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 court that renders separate protective orders that apply to both parties and require both parties to do or refrain from doing acts under Section 85.022 shall render two distinct and separate protective orders in two separate documents that reflect the appropriate conditions for each party. (b) A court that renders protective orders that apply to both parties and require both parties to do or refrain from doing acts under Section 85.022 shall render the protective orders in two separate documents. The court shall provide one of the documents to the applicant and the other document to the respondent. (c) A court may not render one protective order under Section 85.022 that applies to both parties.
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