Sec. 9.008.  CLARIFICATION ORDER.  (a)  On the request of a party or on the court's own motion, the court may render a clarifying order before a motion for contempt is made or heard, in conjunction with a motion for contempt or on denial of a motion for contempt.
(b)  On a finding by the court that the original form of the division of property is not specific enough to be enforceable by contempt, the court may render a clarifying order setting forth specific terms to enforce compliance with the original division of property.
(c)  The court may not give retroactive effect to a clarifying order.
(d)  The court shall provide a reasonable time for compliance before enforcing a clarifying order by contempt or in another manner.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.