Texas Family Code - Section 85.025. Duration Of Protective Order
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§ 85.025. DURATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDER. (a) Except as
provided by Subsection (b) or (c), an order under this subtitle is
effective:
(1) for the period stated in the order, not to exceed
two years; or
(2) if a period is not stated in the order, until the
second anniversary of the date the order was issued.
(b) A person who is the subject of a protective order may
file a motion not earlier than the first anniversary of the date on
which the order was rendered requesting that the court review the
protective order and determine whether there is a continuing need
for the order. After a hearing on the motion, if the court finds
there is a continuing need for the protective order, the protective
order remains in effect until the date the order expires under this
section. If the court finds there is no continuing need for the
protective order, the court shall order that the protective order
expires on a date set by the court.
(c) If a person who is the subject of a protective order is
confined or imprisoned on the date the protective order would
expire under Subsection (a), the period for which the order is
effective is extended, and the order expires on the first
anniversary of the date the person is released from confinement or
imprisonment.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, § 1, eff. May 5, 1997.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1160, § 3, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Section: 85.006 85.007 85.009 85.021 85.022 85.023 85.024 85.025 85.026 85.041 85.042 85.061 85.062 85.063 85.064
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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