Tex. Family Code § 85.0221
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 85.0221, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 85.0221. STANDARD PROTECTIVE ORDER FORM.
Official statutory text
(a) The court shall use the standardized protective order form created by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System under Section 72.039, Government Code, to issue a protective order under this chapter.
(b) A court's failure to use the standardized protective order form as required under Subsection (a) does not affect the validity or enforceability of the protective order issued.
(b) A court's failure to use the standardized protective order form as required under Subsection (a) does not affect the validity or enforceability of the protective order issued.
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