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Texas Family Code - FAM § 85.007. Confidentiality of Certain Information

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) On request by a person protected by an order or member of the family or household of a person protected by an order, the court may exclude from a protective order:

(1) the address, county of residence, and telephone number of a person protected by the order; or

(2) the address and telephone number of:

(A) the place of employment or business of a person protected by the order; or

(B) the child-care facility or school a child protected by the order attends or in which the child resides.

(b) On granting a request for confidentiality under this section, the court shall order the clerk to:

(1) strike the information described by Subsection (a) from the public records of the court; and

(2) maintain a confidential record of the information for use only by:

(A) the court; or

(B) a law enforcement agency for purposes of entering the information required by Section 411.042(b)(6), Government Code, into the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Department of Public Safety.

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