Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 61.002 — SPECIFIC GROUNDS

CP § 61.002Title 3. EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES · Ch. 61. ATTACHMENT · Art. A. AVAILABILITY OF REMEDY

Attachment is available if:

(1)the defendant is not a resident of this state or is a foreign corporation or is acting as such;

(2)the defendant is about to move from this state permanently and has refused to pay or secure the debt due the plaintiff;

(3)the defendant is in hiding so that ordinary process of law cannot be served on him;

(4)the defendant has hidden or is about to hide his property for the purpose of defrauding his creditors;

(5)the defendant is about to remove his property from this state without leaving an amount sufficient to pay his debts;

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Legislative history

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.