Legal Research Guides > Protective Orders (last updated: 06/14/2024)
Protective Orders
General Information
Texaslawhelp.org contains several research articles about Protection from Violence or Abuse in Texas. Read More.
Domestic Violence: Relevant Even If Nonphysical or Unreported
Getting a Sexual Assault Protective Order: What happens in court?
Sexual Assault Protective Orders: What They Are, Who Can Get One
TROs, Temporary Injunctions, and Temporary Orders in Child Custody Emergencies
Other related resources:
Emergency Protective Orders – Texas Advocacy Project
Protective Orders – Harris County District Attorney’s Office
Texas Laws
Texas Family Code
Protective Orders and Family Violence – Applying for Protective Order – Texas Family Code, Title 4, Subtitle B, Chapter 82
Protective Orders and Family Violence – General Provisions – Texas Family Code, Title 4, Subtitle B, Chapter 81
Protective Orders and Family Violence – Hearing – Texas Family Code, Title 4, Subtitle B, Chapter 84
Protective Orders and Family Violence – Issuance of Protective Orders – Texas Family Code, Title 4, Subtitle B, Chapter 85
Protective Orders and Family Violence – Modification of Protective Orders – Texas Family Code, Title 4, Subtitle B, Chapter 87
Protective Orders and Family Violence - Temporary Ex Parte Orders – Texas Family Code, Title 4, Subtitle B, Chapter 83
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Proceedings Before Magistrates to Prevent Offenses – Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 7
Protective Order for Victims of Sexual Assault or Abuse, Indecent Assault, Stalking, or Trafficking – Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 7B, Subchapter A
Stalking Protective Order – Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 7B, Subchapter B
Temporary Orders Texas Family Code
Conservatorship, Possession, and Access
Temporary Orders – Texas Family Code § 153.702
Modification
Temporary Orders – Texas Family Code § 156.006
Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Temporary Orders Before Final Order – Texas Family Code § 105.001
Suit for Dissolution of Marriage
Temporary Injunction and Other Temporary Orders – Texas Family Code § 6.502
Temporary Restraining Order – Texas Family Code § 6.501
Injunction Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Injunction - Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 65
Forms
Online
Forms and Templates (280th Family Court)
I want to get a TRO, temporary injunction, and temporary orders in a child custody emergency.
O’Connor’s Texas Family Law Forms (Also available through Westlaw at the Law Library.)
Texas Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice Forms (Also available through Westlaw at the Law Library and through Westlaw Patron Access Remote.)
Texas Legal Practice Forms (Also available through Westlaw at the Law Library and through Westlaw Patron Access Remote.)
Texas Practice Series: Texas Methods of Practice (Also available through Westlaw at the Law Library and through Westlaw Patron Access Remote.)
West’s Texas Forms (Also available through Westlaw at the Law Library and through Westlaw Patron Access Remote.)
Print Resources
O’Connor’s Texas Family Law Handbook, By Randall B. Wilhite and Eileen Gaffney, Thomson Reuters (Reference Desk). This handbook offers a comprehensive look at handling a probate matter from the death and disposition of the body to the closing of the decedent’s estate. Relevant topics include intestate and testate administrations, dependent and independent administrations, personal representatives, and taxes. (Also available through Westlaw at the Law Library.)
Texas Jur III, Thomson Reuters (Texas Section). This legal encyclopedia summarizes several issues relating to family law, including protective orders. (Also available through Westlaw at the Law Library and through Westlaw Patron Access Remote).
Texas Practice Guide: Family Law, By Ike Vanden Eykel and Kathryn Murphy, Thomson Reuters (Texas Section). This book provides forms, practical guidance, comprehensive discussions, and strategies for handling issues that arise in family law proceedings. Chapter 15 focuses on protective and emergency orders. (Also available through Westlaw at the Law Library and through Westlaw Patron Access Remote).
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Resources
The State Bar of Texas requires licensed attorneys to take 15 credits of CLE each year. CLE courses typically focus on a particular area of law and might include legal theory, practice tips and guidance, developments in the law, or legislative updates. CLEs are secondary resources that are especially useful in that they provide current information about legal topics and issues.
State Bar of Texas Annual Advanced Family Law Course