Texas Family Code - Section 71.004. Family Violence
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§ 71.004. FAMILY VIOLENCE. "Family violence" means:
(1) an act by a member of a family or household against
another member of the family or household that is intended to result
in physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault or that
is a threat that reasonably places the member in fear of imminent
physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault, but does
not include defensive measures to protect oneself;
(2) abuse, as that term is defined by Sections
261.001(1)(C), (E), and (G), by a member of a family or household
toward a child of the family or household; or
(3) dating violence, as that term is defined by
Section 71.0021.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, § 1, eff. May 5, 1997.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 91, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Section: 61.105 61.106 61.107 71.001 71.002 71.0021 71.003 71.004 71.005 71.006 71.007 81.001 81.002 81.003 81.004
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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