¶1This case involves an important question-whether the dormancy provisions in Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code sections 31.006 and 34.001 apply to past-due child support payments. We explicitly reserved this question in In re AD., 73 S.W.3d 244, 249 (Tex.2002). But because of the state of this record, we decline to decide the question here. The petition is denied.
92 S.W.3d 502
45 Tex.Sup.Ct.J. 1244
Sprouse v. Sprouse
Decided August 29, 2002
Texas Supreme Court · decided 2002-08-29
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