Protective orders & family violence

The governing law

Tex. Fam. Code — Chapter 1

• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.001 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.001. APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.002 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.002. COURT. "Court" means the district court, juvenile court having the jurisdiction of a district court, or other court expressly given jurisdiction of a s
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.003 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.003. SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE. "Suit for dissolution of a marriage" includes a suit for divorce or annulment or to declare a marriage void.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.101 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.101. EVERY MARRIAGE PRESUMED VALID. In order to promote the public health and welfare and to provide the necessary records, this code specifies detailed rul
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.102 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.102. MOST RECENT MARRIAGE PRESUMED VALID. When two or more marriages of a person to different spouses are alleged, the most recent marriage is presumed to b
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.103 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.103. PERSONS MARRIED ELSEWHERE. The law of this state applies to persons married elsewhere who are domiciled in this state.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.104 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.104. CAPACITY OF SPOUSE. Except as expressly provided by statute or by the constitution, a person, regardless of age, who has been married in accordance wit
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.105 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.105. JOINDER IN CIVIL SUITS.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.106 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.106. CRIMINAL CONVERSATION NOT AUTHORIZED. A right of action by one spouse against a third party for criminal conversation is not authorized in this state.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.107 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.107. ALIENATION OF AFFECTION NOT AUTHORIZED. A right of action by one spouse against a third party for alienation of affection is not authorized in this sta
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.108 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.108. PROMISE OR AGREEMENT MUST BE IN WRITING. A promise or agreement made on consideration of marriage or nonmarital conjugal cohabitation is not enforceabl
• Tex. Fam. Code § 1.109 Tex. Family Code Sec. 1.109. USE OF DIGITIZED SIGNATURE.

Tex. Fam. Code — Chapter 2

• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.001 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.001. MARRIAGE LICENSE.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.002 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.002. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. Except as provided by Section 2.006, each person applying for a license must:
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.003 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.003. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE BY MINOR.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.004 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.004. APPLICATION FORM.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.005 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.005. PROOF OF IDENTITY AND AGE.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.006 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.006. ABSENT APPLICANT.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.007 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.007. AFFIDAVIT OF ABSENT APPLICANT. The affidavit of an absent applicant must include:
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.008 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.008. EXECUTION OF APPLICATION BY CLERK.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.009 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.009. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.010 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.010. AIDS INFORMATION; POSTING ON INTERNET. The Department of State Health Services shall prepare and make available to the public on its Internet website i
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.012 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.012. VIOLATION BY COUNTY CLERK; PENALTY. A county clerk or deputy county clerk who violates or fails to comply with this subchapter commits an offense. An o
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.013 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.013. PREMARITAL EDUCATION COURSES.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.014 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.014. FAMILY TRUST FUND.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.0071 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.0071. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS BY CLERK RELATING TO LICENSE FOR ABSENT APPLICANT. A county clerk who issues a marriage license for an absent applicant shall m
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.0091 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.0091. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSE THROUGH REMOTE TECHNOLOGY.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.101 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.101. GENERAL AGE REQUIREMENT. A county clerk may not issue a marriage license if either applicant is under 18 years of age, unless each underage applicant s
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.201 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.201. EXPIRATION OF LICENSE. If a marriage ceremony has not been conducted before the 90th day after the date the license is issued, the marriage license exp
• Tex. Fam. Code § 2.202 Tex. Family Code Sec. 2.202. PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT CEREMONY.

Representative cases

1. Cornelius v. Benevolent Protective Order, 382 F. Supp. 1182 matched by keyword "protective order"; cited by 30 cases
2. Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, Lodge No. 151 v. City of Houston, 44 S.W.2d 488 matched by keyword "protective order"; cited by 29 cases
3. Larson v. Family Violence & Sexual Assault Prevention Center of South Texas, 64 S.W.3d 506 matched by keyword "family violence"; cited by 23 cases
4. Benevolent & Protective Order v. Improved Benevolent & Protective Order of the World, /ny/205/0459-01 matched by keyword "protective order"; cited by 19 cases
5. People ex rel. New York Lodge No. 1 of Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks v. Purdy, /ny/224/0710-01 matched by keyword "protective order"; cited by 19 cases
6. Grand Lodge Improved, Benevolent, Protective Order of Elks of the World, v. Eureka Lodge No. 5, Independent Elks, 114 F.2d 46 matched by keyword "protective order"; cited by 15 cases
7. Klopp v. Benevolent Protective Order, /ill-app/309/0145-01 matched by keyword "protective order"; cited by 14 cases
8. Damm v. Elyria Lodge No. 465, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, /ohio-st/158/0107-01 matched by keyword "protective order"; cited by 13 cases
9. Franklin v. Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, 97 Cal. App. 3d 915 matched by keyword "protective order"; cited by 12 cases
10. Grand Lodge of Improved, Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the World v. Grand Lodge, Improved, Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the World, Inc., 50 F.2d 860 matched by keyword "protective order"; cited by 11 cases

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