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Tex. Fam. Code § 82.007 (2026)

Application Filed For Child Subject To Continuing Jurisdiction

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Sec. 82.007. APPLICATION FILED FOR CHILD SUBJECT TO CONTINUING JURISDICTION. An application that requests a protective order for a child who is subject to the continuing exclusive jurisdiction of a court under Title 5 or alleges that a child who is subject to the continuing exclusive jurisdiction of a court under Title 5 has committed family violence must include:

(1) a copy of each court order affecting the conservatorship, support, and possession of or access to the child; or

(2) a statement that the orders affecting the child are unavailable to the applicant and that a copy of the orders will be filed with the court before the hearing on the application.

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

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2025 · leading case: In Re Salgado, 53 S.W.3d 752 (Tex. App. 2001).

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In Re Salgado, 53 S.W.3d 752 (Tex. App. 2001). “Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 82.007. As further evidence that a court other than the court of continuing jurisdiction may issue a protective order, Section 83.”

In the Interest of R.G.A.C.L.G., a Child v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “Appellee’s application for ex parte protective order was invalid because it failed to comply with Tex. Fam. Code § 82.007, which requires either a copy of the relevant conservatorship orders or a sworn statement explaining their unavailability.”

Jason D. Brownlee v. Katharine A. Daniel (Tex. App. 2012). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 82.007 (footnote omitted).”

in the Interest of M.L.R. (Tex. App. 2015). “See TEX. FAMILY CODE ANN. § 82.007 (application filed for child subject to continuing jurisdiction), § 85.”

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