Texas Family Code - Section 85.021. Requirements Of Order Applying To Any Party
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§ 85.021. REQUIREMENTS OF ORDER APPLYING TO ANY
PARTY. In a protective order, the court may:
(1) prohibit a party from:
(A) removing a child who is a member of the family
or household from:
(i) the possession of a person named in the
order; or
(ii) the jurisdiction of the court; or
(B) transferring, encumbering, or otherwise
disposing of property, other than in the ordinary course of
business, that is mutually owned or leased by the parties;
(2) grant exclusive possession of a residence to a
party and, if appropriate, direct one or more parties to vacate the
residence if the residence:
(A) is jointly owned or leased by the party
receiving exclusive possession and a party being denied possession;
(B) is owned or leased by the party retaining
possession; or
(C) is owned or leased by the party being denied
possession and that party has an obligation to support the party or
a child of the party granted possession of the residence;
(3) provide for the possession of and access to a child
of a party if the person receiving possession of or access to the
child is a parent of the child;
(4) require the payment of support for a party or for a
child of a party if the person required to make the payment has an
obligation to support the other party or the child; or
(5) award to a party the use and possession of
specified property that is community property or jointly owned or
leased property.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, § 1, eff. May 5, 1997.
Section: 85.002 85.003 85.004 85.005 85.006 85.007 85.009 85.021 85.022 85.023 85.024 85.025 85.026 85.041 85.042
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