- (a) Each respondent to an application for a protective order is entitled to service of notice of an application for a protective order.
- (b) An applicant for a protective order shall furnish the clerk with a sufficient number of copies of the application for service on each respondent.
- (c) Notice of an application for a protective order must be served in the same manner as citation under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, except that service by publication is not authorized.
- (d) Service of notice of an application for a protective order is not required before the issuance of a temporary ex parte order under Chapter 83.
- (e) The requirements of service of notice under this subchapter do not apply if the application is filed as a motion in a suit for dissolution of a marriage. Notice for the motion is given in the same manner as any other motion in a suit for dissolution of a marriage.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.