Tex. Fam. Code Section 85.061
Dismissal of Application Prohibited; Subsequently Filed Suit for Dissolution of Marriage or Suit Affecting Parent-child Relationship


If an application for a protective order is pending, a court may not dismiss the application or delay a hearing on the application on the grounds that a suit for dissolution of marriage or suit affecting the parent-child relationship is filed after the date the application was filed.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 85.061 — Dismissal of Application Prohibited; Subsequently Filed Suit for Dissolution of Marriage or Suit Affecting Parent-child Relationship, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.­85.­htm#85.­061 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

§ 85.061’s source at texas​.gov