Texas Family Code

§ 158.306 — DELIVERY OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING; TIME OF DELIVERY

FA § 158.306Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Ch. 158. WITHHOLDING FROM EARNINGS FOR CHILD SUPPORT · Art. D. JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING ISSUED BY CLERK

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(a)A notice of application for judicial writ of withholding may be delivered to the obligor by:

(1)hand delivery by a person designated by the Title IV-D agency or local domestic relations office;

(2)first-class or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the obligor's last known address or place of employment; or

(3)by service of citation as in civil cases generally.

(b)If the notice is delivered by mailing or hand delivery, the party who filed the notice shall file with the court a certificate stating the name, address, and date on which the mailing or hand delivery was made.

(c)Notice is considered to have been received by the obligor:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.