CHAPTER 87. MODIFICATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDERS
FAMILY CODE
TITLE 4. PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE
SUBTITLE B. PROTECTIVE ORDERS
CHAPTER 87. MODIFICATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDERS
Sec. 87.001. MODIFICATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDER. On the motion of
any party, the court, after notice and hearing, may modify an
existing protective order to:
(1) exclude any item included in the order; or
(2) include any item that could have been included in the order.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.
Sec. 87.002. MODIFICATION MAY NOT EXTEND DURATION OF ORDER. A
protective order may not be modified to extend the period of the
order's validity beyond the second anniversary of the date the
original order was rendered or beyond the date the order expires
under Section 85.025(c), whichever date occurs later.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1160, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 87.003. NOTIFICATION OF MOTION TO MODIFY. Notice of a
motion to modify a protective order is sufficient if delivery of
the motion is attempted on the respondent at the respondent's
last known address by registered or certified mail as provided by
Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.
Sec. 87.004. CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER. (a) If a
protective order contains the address or telephone number of a
person protected by the order, of the place of employment or
business of the person, or of the child-care facility or school
of a child protected by the order and that information is not
confidential under Section 85.007, the person protected by the
order may file a notification of change of address or telephone
number with the court that rendered the order to modify the
information contained in the order.
(b) The clerk of the court shall attach the notification of
change to the protective order and shall deliver a copy of the
notification to the respondent by registered or certified mail as
provided by Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
(c) The filing of a notification of change of address or
telephone number and the attachment of the notification to a
protective order does not affect the validity of the order.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.