Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book

Updated September 2025

I. Relevant Law

•   Tex. Fam. Code § 261.501 (filing application for a protective order in a CPS case)

•   Tex. Fam. Code § 262.102(c) (temporary order)

•   Tex. Fam. Code § 262.201(k) (adversary hearing)

•   Tex. Fam. Code § 262.116 (a)(3)(c) (removal: misdemeanor exception)

•   Tex. Fam. Code § 262.1095(c) (family violence exception to providing information)