Texas Family Code

§ 105.001 — TEMPORARY ORDERS BEFORE FINAL ORDER

FA § 105.001Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part A. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 105. SETTINGS, HEARINGS, AND ORDERS

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(a)In a suit, the court may make a temporary order, including the modification of a prior temporary order, for the safety and welfare of the child, including an order:

(1)for the temporary conservatorship of the child;

(2)for the temporary support of the child;

(3)restraining a party from disturbing the peace of the child or another party;

(4)prohibiting a person from removing the child beyond a geographical area identified by the court; or

(5)for payment of reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses. (a-1) If the court on its own motion refers to mediation a suit in which an initial hearing regarding the rendition of a temporary order described by Subsection (a) has not yet occurred, the court may not postpone the hearing to a date that is later than the 30th day after the date set for the hearing.

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Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (H.B. 2671), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 2524), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2025.