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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.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2010).
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Teel v. Shifflett, 309 S.W.3d 597 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2010). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 84.001(a) (Vernon 2008).”
Williams v. Williams, 19 S.W.3d 544 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 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.—Texarkana 2007). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 84.001, 84.004 (Vernon 2002).”
Martinez v. Martinez, 52 S.W.3d 429 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2001). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 84.001(a). According to sections 84.”
In re Navneet Kaur Nanua, No. 13-22-00103-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg June 6, 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, No. 14-08-00836-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 23, 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, No. 12-09-00165-CV, 2010 WL 3341518 (Tex. App.—Tyler Aug. 25, 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, 597 S.W.3d 538 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 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, No. 02-20-00052-CV (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Sept. 23, 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, No. 14-19-00463-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Dec. 2, 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, No. 06-22-00040-CV, 2022 WL 7208630 (Tex. App.—Texarkana Oct. 13, 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 v. Tina Maddox, 695 S.W.3d 683 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 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.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2010). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 84.001(a) (Vernon 2008).”
Williams v. Williams, 19 S.W.3d 544 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2000). “See Tex Fam.Code Ann. § 84.001(a). 15 . See id.”
Martinez v. Martinez, 52 S.W.3d 429 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2001). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 84.001(a). According to sections 84.”
Richard Lee Dix v. Brittany Foster, No. 06-22-00040-CV, 2022 WL 7208630 (Tex. App.—Texarkana Oct. 13, 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 v. Tina Maddox, 695 S.W.3d 683 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 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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