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Texas Family Code - Chapter 71 DefinitionsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Family Code > Texas Family Code - Chapter 71 Definitions Sponsored Links(a) Definitions in this chapter apply to this title. (b) If, in another part of this title, a term defined by this chapter has a ... "Court" means the district court, court of domestic relations, juvenile court having the jurisdiction of a district court, statutory county court, constitutional county court, or ... (a) "Dating violence" means an act by an individual that is against another individual with whom that person has or has had a dating relationship ... "Family" includes individuals related by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Sections 573.022 and 573.024, Government Code, individuals who are former spouses of each other, ... "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 ... "Household" means a unit composed of persons living together in the same dwelling, without regard to whether they are related to each other. Added by ... "Member of a household" includes a person who previously lived in a household. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, § 1, eff. May ... "Prosecuting attorney" means the attorney, determined as provided in this title, who represents the state in a district or statutory county court in the county ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |