Effective June 1, 2024, the use of certain standardized protective order forms promulgated by the Office of Court Administration (OCA), including this Protective Order, is required. Tex. Fam. Code § 85.0221(a); see also Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., ch. 1037, § 11 (S.B. 48), eff. June 18, 2023. This form is also accessible on the OCA Standardized Protective Order Forms page found at www.txcourts.gov/rules-forms/standardized-protective-order-forms. Practitioners are encouraged to review the OCA’s website for updates, additional instructions, and other relevant forms.
For the OCA’s Additional Orders for Protective Order, which includes supplemental orders that a court may include to tailor the order to the facts of a particular case, see form 17-24.
Note: A court’s failure to use the standardized protective order form as required under subsection 85.0221(a) does not affect the validity or enforceability of the protective order issued. Tex. Fam. Code § 85.0221(b). See form 17-26 for the Texas Family Law Practice Manual’s original version of the final protective order.
OCA’s Protective Order
