Texas Family Code - Section 157.166. Contents Of Enforcement Order

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§ 157.166. CONTENTS OF ENFORCEMENT ORDER.  (a) An 
enforcement order must include:
		(1)  in ordinary and concise language the provisions of 
the order for which enforcement was requested;
		(2)  the acts or omissions that are the subject of the 
order;               
		(3)  the manner of the respondent's noncompliance;  and                       
		(4)  the relief granted by the court.                                         
	(b)  If the order imposes incarceration or a fine for 
criminal contempt, an enforcement order must contain findings 
identifying, setting out, or incorporating by reference the 
provisions of the order for which enforcement was requested and the 
date of each occasion when the respondent's failure to comply with 
the order was found to constitute criminal contempt.
	(c)  If the enforcement order imposes incarceration for 
civil contempt, the order must state the specific conditions on 
which the respondent may be released from confinement.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, § 17, eff. Sept. 1, 
1999.

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