# Tex. Family Code § 54.07: ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C54_S54.07

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Family Code § 54.07
- **Heading:** ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.07

## Text

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or a juvenile court child support order, any order of the juvenile court may be enforced as provided by Chapter 61.

(b) A violation of any of the following orders of the juvenile court may not be enforced by contempt of court proceedings against the child:

(1) an order setting conditions of probation;

(2) an order setting conditions of deferred prosecution; and

(3) an order setting conditions of release from detention.

(c) This section and Chapter 61 do not preclude a juvenile court from summarily finding a child or other person in direct contempt of the juvenile court for conduct occurring in the presence of the judge of the court. Direct contempt of the juvenile court by a child is punishable by a maximum of 10 days' confinement in a secure juvenile detention facility or by a maximum of 40 hours of community service, or both. The juvenile court may not impose a fine on a child for direct contempt.

(d) This section and Chapter 61 do not preclude a juvenile court in an appropriate case from using a civil or coercive contempt proceeding to enforce an order.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Family Code § 54.01 § 54.01. DETENTION HEARING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C54_S54.01.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 54.02 § 54.02. WAIVER OF JURISDICTION AND DISCRETIONARY TRANSFER TO CRIMINAL COURT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C54_S54.02.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 54.03 § 54.03. ADJUDICATION HEARING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C54_S54.03.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 54.04 § 54.04. DISPOSITION HEARING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C54_S54.04.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 54.05 § 54.05. HEARING TO MODIFY DISPOSITION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C54_S54.05.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 54.07 § 54.07. ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C54_S54.07.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 54.08 § 54.08. PUBLIC ACCESS TO COURT HEARINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C54_S54.08.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 54.09 § 54.09. RECORDING OF PROCEEDINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C54_S54.09.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 54.10 § 54.10. HEARINGS BEFORE REFEREE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C54_S54.10.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 54.011 § 54.011. DETENTION HEARINGS FOR STATUS OFFENDERS AND NONOFFENDERS; PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C54_S54.011.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 54.11 § 54.11. RELEASE OR TRANSFER HEARING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C54_S54.11.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 54.012 § 54.012. REMOTE CONDUCT OF DETENTION HEARING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C54_S54.012.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 54.021 § 54.021. SERVICES PROVIDED TO CHILD IN DETENTION FACILITY PENDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C54_S54.021.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 54.031 § 54.031. HEARSAY STATEMENT OF CERTAIN ABUSE VICTIMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C54_S54.031.md)

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