To apply for a protective order, a respondent to an application for a protective order must file a separate application.
Official text of the Texas Family Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.
Title 4 › Chapter 82 › Subchapter B
Texas Family Code § 82.022
Request by Respondent for Protective Order
Applying for Protective Order · Pleadings by Respondent
If you are in danger, call 911.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.