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Tex. Fam. Code § 85.063 (2026)

Application Filed After Final Order Rendered In Suit For Dissolution Of Marriage Or Suit Affecting Parent-child Relationship

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Sec. 85.063. APPLICATION FILED AFTER FINAL ORDER RENDERED IN SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE OR SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP. (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 rendered, and that is:

(1) filed in the county in which the final order was rendered, shall be filed in the court that rendered the final order; and

(2) filed in another county, shall be filed in a court having jurisdiction to render a protective order under this subtitle.

(b) A protective order rendered by a court in which an application is filed under Subsection (a)(2) is subject to transfer under Section 85.064.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2002–2022 · leading case: Cooke v. Cooke, 65 S.W.3d 785 (Tex. App. 2002).
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Cooke v. Cooke, 65 S.W.3d 785 (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 85.063 (Vernon Supp.”
United States v. Richard Hicks, 389 F.3d 514 (5th Cir. 2004). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 85.063 (West 2002) (after a divorce is complete, an application for a protective order by a party wishing to obtain one “shall be filed in the court that rendered the final order [of divorce] .”
in Re: Michael L. Bird (Tex. App. 2019). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 85.063(a) (West 2019).”
in the Interest of I.A.F., a Child (Tex. App. 2022). “TEX. FAM. CODE § 85.063(a). “Under the unambiguous text of Family Code section 85.”
in the Interest of I.A.F., a Child (Tex. App. 2022). “TEX. FAM. CODE § 85.063(a). “As a district court, the [trial court] has subject-matter jurisdiction over protective order proceedings like any other district court.”
Jason D. Brownlee v. Katharine A. Daniel (Tex. App. 2012). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 85.063. Moreover, an application for a protective order on behalf of a child who is subject to the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of a court under Title 5 may be filed and heard in another court: An application that requests a protective order for a…”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 85.063(a) — 3 cases
in Re: Michael L. Bird (Tex. App. 2019). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 85.063(a) (West 2019).”
in the Interest of I.A.F., a Child (Tex. App. 2022). “TEX. FAM. CODE § 85.063(a). “Under the unambiguous text of Family Code section 85.”
in the Interest of I.A.F., a Child (Tex. App. 2022). “TEX. FAM. CODE § 85.063(a). “As a district court, the [trial court] has subject-matter jurisdiction over protective order proceedings like any other district court.”
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