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Orders for Safety and Welfare of Child.
In a modification suit, the court may make temporary orders of virtually any sort for the safety and welfare of the child, including but not limited to the following:
- Orders for the temporary conservatorship of a child.
- Orders for the temporary support of a child.
- Orders restraining any party from molesting or disturbing the peace of the child or any other party.
- Orders prohibiting the removal of a child beyond geographical boundaries set by the court.
- Orders for payment of reasonable attorney's fees and expenses.
Restriction on Change of Conservator.
While a suit to modify is pending, the court may not issue temporary orders that would have the effect of changing the designation of a sole or joint managing conservator appointed in a final order or decree unless one of the following situations exists:
- The temporary order is necessary because the child's present living environment may endanger the child's physical health or significantly impair the child's emotional development.
- The child's managing conservator has voluntarily relinquished the actual care, control, and possession of a child for more than six months, and the temporary order is in the child's best interest
- The child is 10 years of age or older, has filed with the court in writing the name of the person who is the child's choice for managing conservator, and the temporary order naming that person as managing conservator is in the child's best interest.
Orders Changing Support Obligations
The trial court may render a temporary order setting child support at an amount that differs from the original child support order that is the subject of the modification suit.
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