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Tex. Fam. Code § 6.504 (2026)

Protective Orders

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Sec. 6.504. PROTECTIVE ORDERS. On the motion of a party to a suit for dissolution of a marriage, the court may render a protective order as provided by Subtitle B, Title 4.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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Cited in 3 cases, 2005–2018 · leading case: Wagner v. State, 539 S.W.3d 298 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018).
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Wagner v. State, 539 S.W.3d 298 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). “Tex. Fam. Code § 6.504. Title 4 permits a judge to issue a protective order when family violence has occurred and family violence is likely to occur in the future.”
Hamel v. Hamel, 161 S.W.3d 736 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2005). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 6.504 (Vernon 1998).”
Leo Joseph Hamel v. Barbara Hamel, No. 09-04-00162-CV (Tex. App.—Beaumont Mar. 24, 2005). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 6.504 (Vernon 1998).”
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