Family Code — Study Topics
39 Family Code study topics for Texas peace officer (TCOLE) exam preparation. Each topic page covers the statute, key points, and worked practice questions.
- Informal (Common-Law) Marriage
- Residency Requirement for Divorce
- Temporary Restraining Orders in Divorce Cases
- Protective Orders for Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Trafficking Victims
- Who May Apply for a Chapter 7B Protective Order
- Magistrate's Order for Emergency Protection (MOEP)
- Assault
- Bigamy
- Interference with Child Custody
- Enticing a Child
- Violation of a Protective Order
- Sale or Purchase of Child
- Criminal Trespass
- Juvenile Justice Definitions
- Delinquent Conduct and Conduct Indicating a Need for Supervision
- Admissibility of a Child's Statement
- Release or Delivery of a Child to Court
- Offenses Eligible for Determinate Sentence
- Waiver of Juvenile Jurisdiction and Transfer to Criminal Court
- Truancy Court Proceedings
- Family Violence — Definition
- Member of Household — Definition
- Dating Violence — Definition
- Who May Apply for a Family Code Protective Order
- Temporary Ex Parte Protective Order
- Required Findings for a Protective Order
- Default Protective Order
- Protective Order Requirements Applying to Any Party
- Conduct Prohibited Under Protective Order
- Duration of Protective Order
- Delivery of Protective Order to Respondent
- Delivery of Protective Order to Law Enforcement
- Standard Possession Order Presumption
- Mandatory CPS Reporting
- Where Child Abuse Reports Are Made
- Immunity from Liability — Reporters
- Failure to Report Child Abuse or Neglect
- Conduct of a DFPS Investigation
- Emergency Removal of a Child Without a Court Order