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Tex. Fam. Code § 71.001 (2026)

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Sec. 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 meaning different from the meaning provided by this chapter, the meaning of that other provision prevails.

(c) Except as provided by this chapter, the definitions in Chapter 101 apply to terms used in this title.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2000–2025 · leading case: Marcus Joseph Roper v. Katherine Elizabeth Jolliffe, 493 S.W.3d 624 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2015).
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Marcus Joseph Roper v. Katherine Elizabeth Jolliffe, 493 S.W.3d 624 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2015). “Laws 76 , 76, 88 (current version at TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 71.001–92.001 (West 2014)).”
Williams v. Williams, 19 S.W.3d 544 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2000). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 71.001(a), (b), 71.”
Suzanna Eckchum v. State, No. 03-15-00270-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 24, 2015). · cites it 2× “38 Tex. Fam. Code §71.001 et seq............”
Daniel Mavero v. State, No. 05-14-01097-CR (Tex. App.—Dallas July 26, 2016). “See generally TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 71.001–92.001 (West 2014).”
in the Matter of Gabrielle Renee Coleman & Korwin Jeanel Wilburn, No. 05-17-00340-CV (Tex. App.—Dallas June 28, 2018). “In his pro se brief, Wilburn complains in four issues that the trial court erred by holding a hearing on Coleman’s application for protective order when Wilburn was not represented by counsel.”
in the Interest of I.A.F., a Child, No. 05-21-00378-CV (Tex. App.—Dallas Oct. 21, 2022). “063(a) states: (a) If a final order has been rendered in a suit for dissolution of marriage or suit affecting the parent–child relationship, an application for a protective order by a party to the suit against another party to the suit filed after the date the final order was…”
in the Interest of J.K.R. & H.L.R., Child., 658 S.W.3d 354 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg 2022). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 71.001– § 93.004. Under Title 4, a trial court may grant a protective order if it finds that family violence has occurred and is likely to occur again in the future.”
Jeromy Henry v. Teresa Vaello, No. 01-22-00869-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 26, 2024). “See TEX. FAM. CODE §§ 71.001–93.004; see also Culver v.”
Sheri Taylor v. Melody Ann Norton, 727 S.W.3d 511 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2025). “denied) (citing TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 71.001–92.001). Much as with Taylor’s position, we do not address Sections 71.”
Ricky Smith v. Rita Smith, No. 11-04-00023-CV (Tex. App.—Eastland Mar. 17, 2005). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 71.001 - 87.004 (Vernon 2002 & Supp.”
Billy Lee Copeland v. Ashley Nicole Moreland, No. 06-14-00075-CV, 2015 WL 545679 (Tex. App.—Texarkana Feb. 10, 2015). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 71.001–92.001 (West 2014).”
Steven Anthony Almager v. State, No. 07-11-00268-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo June 21, 2013). “6 See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 71.001 -.007 (West 2008).”
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Williams v. Williams, 19 S.W.3d 544 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2000). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 71.001(a), (b), 71.”
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