Section 83.001 - Requirements for Temporary Ex Parte Order(a) If the court finds from the information contained in an application for a protective order that there is a clear and present danger of family violence, the court, without further notice to the individual alleged to have committed family violence and without a hearing, may enter a temporary ex parte order for the protection of the applicant or any other member of the family or household of the applicant.(b) In a temporary ex parte order, the court may direct a respondent to do or refrain from doing specified acts.Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 91, Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/2001.Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. 5/5/1997.