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Tex. Fam. Code § 85.063

Tex. Fam. Code § 85.063 - Application Filed After Final Order Rendered In Suit For Dissolution Of Marriage Or Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship (2026)

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**Tex. Fam. Code § 85.063. APPLICATION FILED AFTER FINAL ORDER RENDERED IN SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE OR SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP.** (a) If a final order has been rendered in a suit for dissolution of marriage or suit affecting the parent-child relationship, an application for a protective order by a party to the suit against another party to the suit filed after the date the final order was rendered, and that is: (1) filed in the county in which the final order was rendered, shall be filed in the court that rendered the final order; and (2) filed in another county, shall be filed in a court having jurisdiction to render a protective order under this subtitle. (b) A protective order rendered by a court in which an application is filed under Subsection (a)(2) is subject to transfer under Section 85.064. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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