A proceeding under this subtitle is begun by filing "An Application for a Protective Order" with the clerk of the court.
Official text of the Texas Family Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.
Title 4 › Chapter 82 › Subchapter A
Texas Family Code § 82.001
Application
Applying for Protective Order · Application for Protective Order
If you are in danger, call 911.
National Domestic Violence Hotline (24/7, free, confidential):
Legislative history
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.