Tex. Family Code § 82.011
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 82.011, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 82.011. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.
Official statutory text
On request by an applicant, the court shall protect the applicant's mailing address and county of residence by rendering an order:
(1) requiring the applicant to:
(A) disclose the applicant's mailing address and county of residence to the court;
(B) designate a person to receive on behalf of the applicant any notice or documents filed with the court related to the application; and
(C) disclose the designated person's mailing address to the court;
(2) requiring the court clerk to:
(A) strike the applicant's mailing address and county of residence from the public records of the court, if applicable; and
(B) maintain a confidential record of the applicant's mailing address and county of residence for use only by the court; and
(3) prohibiting the release of the information to the respondent.
(1) requiring the applicant to:
(A) disclose the applicant's mailing address and county of residence to the court;
(B) designate a person to receive on behalf of the applicant any notice or documents filed with the court related to the application; and
(C) disclose the designated person's mailing address to the court;
(2) requiring the court clerk to:
(A) strike the applicant's mailing address and county of residence from the public records of the court, if applicable; and
(B) maintain a confidential record of the applicant's mailing address and county of residence for use only by the court; and
(3) prohibiting the release of the information to the respondent.
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