Restraining Orders

If your contact information is included in your protective order and is not confidential, you may file a “notification of change of contact information” form, which may be called a “change of address” form.¹ If you file this form, the court will send a copy to the respondent as well as any other person entitled to a copy of the order by law.² The clerk of court may need your new address to contact you if there is any change - for example, if the abuser asks a judge to dismiss the order or if your order is changed in any way.

However, if you do not want the abuser to know your new address, you can ask the court to keep it confidential.³ 

If your address is confidential, or you are not sure, you may want to contact the Address Confidentiality Program before filing anything with the court.

¹ Tex. Fam. Code § 87.004(a)
² Tex. Fam. Code § 87.004(b)
³ Tex. Fam. Code § 87.004(a-1)