Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 63.001 — GROUNDS

CP § 63.001Title 3. EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES · Ch. 63. GARNISHMENT

A writ of garnishment is available if:

(1)an original attachment has been issued;

(2)a plaintiff sues for a debt and makes an affidavit stating that:

(A)the debt is just, due, and unpaid;

(B)within the plaintiff's knowledge, the defendant does not possess property in Texas subject to execution sufficient to satisfy the debt; and

(C)the garnishment is not sought to injure the defendant or the garnishee; or

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Legislative history

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