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Include the following notice if a minor is named in the caption or if the motion contains other unredacted sensitive data. See § 6 of the Introduction in volume 1 of this manual concerning protection of sensitive data in filed documents. |
NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT
CONTAINS SENSITIVE DATA
[Caption. See § 3 of the Introduction in volume 1 of this manual.]
Motion to Transfer Protective Order
This Motion to Transfer Protective Order is brought by [name of movant], a party to the protective order rendered by this Court on [date], who requests transfer of the protective order.
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Select one of the following. |
The protective order was rendered before a suit [for dissolution of marriage/affecting the parent-child relationship] was filed in [county] County, Texas, under Cause No. [number], in the [designation] Court.
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Or |
The protective order was rendered while a suit [for dissolution of marriage/affecting the parent-child relationship] was pending in the [designation] Court of [county] County, Texas, under Cause No. [number].
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The protective order affects the rights of [name], a party to the protective order, to possession of or access to a child and was rendered after a final order was rendered in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in Cause No. [number] in the [designation] Court in [county] County, Texas.
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Continue with the following. |
In the interest of justice or for the safety or convenience of a party or a witness, the Court is requested to transfer the protective order to the [designation] Court in [county] County, Texas, which has [jurisdiction of Cause No. [number]/continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the child[ren] [name[s]]], for the reasons stated below.
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State reasons for requested transfer. |
[Name of movant] prays that notice be issued as required by law. [Name of movant] prays that the Court order the transfer of the protective order in accordance with the allegations of this motion.
[Name of movant] prays for general relief.
[Name]
Attorney for [name of movant]
State Bar No.:
[E-mail address]
[Address]
[Telephone]
[Fax]
Certificate of Service
I certify that a true copy of this [document/[title of document]] was served in accordance with rule 21a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure on the following on [date]:
[Name of attorney of record or party to be served] by [electronic filing manager/e-mail at [e-mail address]/fax at [fax number]/personal delivery at [address]/commercial delivery service at [address]/certified mail at [address]/first-class mail at [address]]. [Repeat for each attorney of record or party to be served.]
[Name]
Attorney for [name of movant]