Texas Family Code Title 4, Chapter 71 - Definitions
- Texas Section 71.001 - Applicability Of Definitions
(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...
- Texas Section 71.002 - Court
"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...
- Texas Section 71.0021 - Dating Violence
(a) "Dating violence" means an act, other than a defensive measure to protect oneself, by an actor that: (1) is committed against a victim or...
- Texas Section 71.003 - Family
"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,...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 71.005 - Household
"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...
- Texas Section 71.006 - Member Of A Household
"Member of a household" includes a person who previously lived in a household. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May...
- Texas Section 71.007 - Prosecuting Attorney
"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: September 28, 2016