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Tex. Fam. Code § 83.003

Tex. Fam. Code § 83.003 - Bond Not Required (2026)

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**Tex. Fam. Code § 83.003. BOND NOT REQUIRED.** The court, at the court's discretion, may dispense with the necessity of a bond for a temporary ex parte order. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.

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