Texas HB2496 modifies the Family Code to change the criteria for issuing protective orders based on family violence.

Texas HB2496 amends the Family Code to alter the conditions under which a court can issue a protective order due to family violence. The bill specifies that a court must find family violence has occurred within the two years prior to the application if the respondent has been convicted or placed on deferred adjudication for certain offenses, caused serious bodily injury, or was subject to multiple previous protective orders. The court may issue a protective order lasting more than two years if the respondent committed a felony involving family violence.

Texas HB2496 modifies the Family Code to change the criteria for issuing protective orders based on family violence.

Texas HB2496 amends the Family Code to alter the conditions under which a court can issue a protective order due to family violence. The bill specifies that a court must find family violence has occurred within the two years prior to the application if the respondent has been convicted or placed on deferred adjudication for certain offenses, caused serious bodily injury, or was subject to multiple previous protective orders. The court may issue a protective order lasting more than two years if the respondent committed a felony involving family violence.