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TITLE 4. PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE
SUBTITLE B. PROTECTIVE ORDERS
CHAPTER 85. ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER
SUBCHAPTER A. FINDINGS AND ORDERS
Sec. 85.001.
RequiRed findings and oRdeRs..............................264
exCepTion foR ViolaTion of expiRed pRoTeCTiVe oRdeR. . . . . . . . 265
sepaRaTe pRoTeCTiVe oRdeRs RequiRed.......................265
pRoTeCTiVe oRdeR in suiT foR dissoluTion of maRRiage........265
agReed oRdeR. ...........................................265
defaulT oRdeR............................................266
ConfidenTialiTy of CeRTain infoRmaTion.....................267
oRdeR Valid unTil supeRseded..............................267
SUBCHAPTER B. CONTENTS OF PROTECTIVE ORDER
Sec. 85.021.
RequiRemenTs of oRdeR applying To any paRTy...............267
family ViolenCe. .........................................268
Sec. 85.0221.
sTandaRd pRoTeCTiVe oRdeR foRm. .........................270
Sec. 85.0225.
sepaRaTion of WiReless Telephone seRViCe aCCounT...........271
effeCT on pRopeRTy RighTs. ................................271
enfoRCemenT of Counseling RequiRemenT. ..................271
duRaTion of pRoTeCTiVe oRdeR..............................272
WaRning on pRoTeCTiVe oRdeR..............................274
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SUBCHAPTER C. DELIVERY OF PROTECTIVE ORDER
Sec. 85.041.
deliVeRy To RespondenT. ..................................275
deliVeRy of oRdeR To oTheR peRsons........................276
SUBCHAPTER D. R ELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROTECTIVE ORDER
AND SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARR IAGE AND SUIT A FFECTING
PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIP
Sec. 85.061. dismissal of appliCaTion pRohiBiTed; suBsequenTly filed
suiT foR dissoluTion of maRRiage oR suiT affeCTing
paRenT- Child RelaTionship.................................277
maRRiage oR suiT affeCTing paRenT- Child RelaTionship
pending. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
foR dissoluTion of maRRiage oR suiT affeCTing
paRenT- Child RelaTionship.................................278
effeCT of TRansfeR........................................280
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