Title 5 › Chapter 157 › Subchapter C

Texas Family Code § 157.114

Failure to Appear

Enforcement · Failure to Appear; Bond or Security

The court may order a capias to be issued for the arrest of the respondent if:

(1) the motion for enforcement requests contempt;

(2) the respondent was personally served; and

(3) the respondent fails to appear.

Official text of the Texas Family Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.