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Tex. Fam. Code § 87.001 (2026)

Modification Of Protective Order

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Sec. 87.001. MODIFICATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDER. On the motion of any party, the court, after notice and hearing, may modify an existing protective order to:

(1) exclude any item included in the order; or

(2) include any item that could have been included in the order.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case: B.C. v. Rhodes ex rel. T.L.R., 116 S.W.3d 878 (Tex. App.—Austin 2003).
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B.C. v. Rhodes ex rel. T.L.R., 116 S.W.3d 878 (Tex. App.—Austin 2003). · cites it 6× “As with permanent injunctions, the trial court's continuing ability to modify a family-violence protective order does not convert it from final to interlocutory. See id. It is the disposition of the parties and the issues—not the retention of jurisdiction—that determines the…”
James v. Hubbard, 985 S.W.2d 516 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1998). · cites it 4× “2d at 403 ; see TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 87.001 (Vernon Supp.”
In re Salgado, 53 S.W.3d 752 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2001). “Laws 5101 (current version found at Tex.Fam. Code Ann. § 87.001). 7 . Salgado also argues that the application for a protective order is, in actuality, a suit affecting the parent-child relationship under Title 2.”
Bilyeu v. Bilyeu, 86 S.W.3d 278 (Tex. App.—Austin 2002). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 87.001. Further, there is no statutory provision designating a modification of a protective order proceeding as a new suit or keeping in place any of the original provisions or rulings.”
Cooke v. Cooke, 65 S.W.3d 785 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2002). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 87.001 (Vernon Supp.”
Culver v. Culver, 360 S.W.3d 526 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2011). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 87.001, 87.003 (West 2008).”
in the Interest of J.K.R. & H.L.R., Child., 658 S.W.3d 354 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg 2022). · cites it 4× “However, “[a] protective order may not be modified to extend the period of the order’s validity beyond the second anniversary of the date the original order was rendered or beyond the date the order expires under [§] 85.025(a-1) or (c), whichever date occurs later.”
J.A.T. v. C.s.t, No. 14-19-00766-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 25, 2022). · cites it 3× “001, “[o]n the motion of any party, the court, after notice and hearing, may modify an existing protective order to: (1) exclude any item included in the order; or (2) include any item that could have been included in the order.”
Jaron Maurice Lynch v. Samantha Jacqueline Lopez, No. 02-22-00435-CV, 2023 WL 3878434 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth June 8, 2023). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 87.001 . The parameters of Section 87.”
Michael Christopher Tate v. Maria Concepcion Landa, No. 01-23-00656-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Sept. 23, 2025). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam. Code § 87.001 (addressing requests to modify to (1) exclude any item 8 included in the order; or (2) include any item that could have been included in the order).”
B. C. v. Scotty L. Rhodes, No. 03-02-00543-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Sept. 11, 2003). · cites it 2× “; see Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 87.001 (West 2002).”
Suzanna Eckchum v. State, No. 03-15-00270-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Nov. 30, 2015). · cites it 2× “28 Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 87.001 ............”
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