Texas Family Code

§ 82.003 — VENUE

FA § 82.003Title 4. PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE · Part B. PROTECTIVE ORDERS · Ch. 82. APPLYING FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER · Art. A. APPLICATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

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An application may be filed in:

(1)the county in which the applicant resides;

(2)the county in which the respondent resides; or

(3)any county in which the family violence is alleged to have occurred. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 392 (S.B. 129), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.