Tex. Codes » Family Code · TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD · CHAPTER 261. INVESTIGATION OF REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT
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Tex. Fam. Code § 261.504 (2026)

Required Findings; Issuance Of Protective Order

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Sec. 261.504. REQUIRED FINDINGS; ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER. (a) At the close of a hearing on an application for a protective order under this subchapter, the court shall find whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that:

(1) the child:

(A) is a victim of abuse or neglect; or

(B) has a history of being abused or neglected; and

(2) there is a threat of:

(A) immediate or continued abuse or neglect to the child;

(B) someone illegally taking the child from the home in which the child is placed;

(C) behavior that poses a threat to the caregiver with whom the child is placed; or

(D) someone committing an act of violence against the child or the child's caregiver.

(a-1) In making a determination whether the child is or has been a victim of abuse or neglect, the court shall consider the opinion of a medical professional obtained by an individual against whom a protective order is sought.

(b) If the court makes an affirmative finding under Subsection (a), the court shall issue a protective order that includes a statement of that finding.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.

Amended by:

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1047 (S.B. 1578), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2021–2023 · leading case: in the Interest of Z.G., a Child (Tex. App. 2021).
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in the Interest of Z.G., a Child (Tex. App. 2021). “58 Some Family Code provisions expressly require orders to contain findings, such as protective orders, see Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 261.504 ; visitation and other orders in cases brought by DFPS, see id.”
in the Interest of F.S., M.S., & A.S. (Tex. App. 2022). “, Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 261.504 (b) (required findings when trial courts issue a protective order after finding a child is a victim 9 knows how to require trial courts to make findings of record when it wants to do so and to avoid requiring the findings required by its statutes…”
In THE INTEREST OF J.S., a CHILD v. the State of Texas (Tex. 2023). “, TEX. FAM. CODE §§ 261.504(b), 263.002(b), 263.”
In THE INTEREST OF J.S., a CHILD v. the State of Texas (Tex. 2023). “” TEX. FAM. CODE § 261.504(b). 13 • “If the court finds that visitation between a child and a parent is not in the child’s best interest, the court shall render an order that: (1) states the reasons for finding that visitation is not in the child’s best interest .”
Tex. Fam. Code § 261.504(b): 2 cases
In THE INTEREST OF J.S., a CHILD v. the State of Texas (Tex. 2023). “, TEX. FAM. CODE §§ 261.504(b), 263.002(b), 263.”
In THE INTEREST OF J.S., a CHILD v. the State of Texas (Tex. 2023). “” TEX. FAM. CODE § 261.504(b). 13 • “If the court finds that visitation between a child and a parent is not in the child’s best interest, the court shall render an order that: (1) states the reasons for finding that visitation is not in the child’s best interest .”
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