Texas Statutes
§ 261.503 — TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER.
Texas § 261.503
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Bluebook
Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 261.503 (2026).
Text
Sec. 261.503. TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER. If the court finds from the information contained in an application for a protective order that there is an immediate danger of abuse or neglect to the child, the court, without further notice to the respondent and without a hearing, may enter a temporary ex parte order for the protection of the child.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7 ), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.
Nearby Sections
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§ 261.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 261.002
CENTRAL REGISTRY.§ 261.102
MATTERS TO BE REPORTED.§ 261.103
REPORT MADE TO APPROPRIATE AGENCY.§ 261.104
CONTENTS OF REPORT; NOTICE.§ 261.1055
NOTIFICATION OF DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.§ 261.106
IMMUNITIES.§ 261.109
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Texas § 261.503, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/FA/261.503.