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Tex. Fam. Code § 84.001 (2026)

Time Set For Hearing

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Sec. 84.001. TIME SET FOR HEARING. (a) On the filing of an application for a protective order, the court shall set a date and time for the hearing unless a later date is requested by the applicant. Except as provided by Section 84.002, the court may not set a date later than the 14th day after the date the application is filed.

(b) The court may not delay a hearing on an application in order to consolidate it with a hearing on a subsequently filed application.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2000–2024 · leading case: Teel v. Shifflett, 309 S.W.3d 597 (Tex. App. 2010).
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Teel v. Shifflett, 309 S.W.3d 597 (Tex. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 84.001(a) (Vernon 2008).”
Williams v. Williams, 19 S.W.3d 544 (Tex. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “See Tex Fam.Code Ann. § 84.001(a). 15 . See id.”
State Ex Rel. Prot. of Cockerham v. Cockerham, 218 S.W.3d 298 (Tex. App. 2007). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 84.001, 84.004 (Vernon 2002).”
Martinez v. Martinez, 52 S.W.3d 429 (Tex. App. 2001). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 84.001(a). According to sections 84.”
in Re Navneet Kaur Nanua (Tex. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 84.001. Thus, “the trial court is required to hold a hearing on an application for a family violence protective order within fourteen days of the filing of the application.”
Ashleigh Elise Teel v. Kenneth Richard Shifflett (Tex. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 84.001 (a) (Vernon 2008).”
in Re: Derek Barbee, Guardian of Person & Est. of Ricky Barbee (Tex. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “He also refers to other family code sections that prescribe the time within which certain hearings must be held.”
Ronderrick Johnson v. Talaun Bathsheba Hassean Simmons (Tex. App. 2020). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 84.001 (a). This “short deadline recognizes the need for prompt resolution of the applicant’s request.”
Cory Ray Shelby v. Shakka Shaneak James (Tex. App. 2021). “As to the documents Shelby claims he did not get, it is clear from the record that he wanted these documents to challenge James’s credibility, to show that the relationship between them involved aggression on her part toward him, and to cast 2 See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 84.001…”
Christopher Michael Dupuy v. Heather Rene Williams (Tex. App. 2021). “Tex. Fam. Code § 84.001. The respondent was entitled to receive notice of the hearing, but if the hearing was scheduled within forty-eight hours after the respondent received notice, the court was required to reschedule the hearing on the respondent’s request.”
Richard Lee Dix v. Brittany Foster (Tex. App. 2022). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 84.001(a). A respondent is entitled to receive notice of the hearing, but if the hearing is scheduled within forty-eight hours after the respondent receives notice, the court is required to reschedule the hearing on respondent’s request.”
Leslie Harmon Pilcher A/K/A Zenas Pilcher v. Tina Maddox (Tex. App. 2024). “When an application is filed, “the clerk of the court shall issue a notice of [the] application for a protective order[.”
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— Tex. Fam. Code § 84.001(a) — 6 cases
Teel v. Shifflett, 309 S.W.3d 597 (Tex. App. 2010). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 84.001(a) (Vernon 2008).”
Williams v. Williams, 19 S.W.3d 544 (Tex. App. 2000). “See Tex Fam.Code Ann. § 84.001(a). 15 . See id.”
Martinez v. Martinez, 52 S.W.3d 429 (Tex. App. 2001). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 84.001(a). According to sections 84.”
Richard Lee Dix v. Brittany Foster (Tex. App. 2022). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 84.001(a). A respondent is entitled to receive notice of the hearing, but if the hearing is scheduled within forty-eight hours after the respondent receives notice, the court is required to reschedule the hearing on respondent’s request.”
Leslie Harmon Pilcher A/K/A Zenas Pilcher v. Tina Maddox (Tex. App. 2024). “When an application is filed, “the clerk of the court shall issue a notice of [the] application for a protective order[.”
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