A judgment creditor retains the right to bring an action to enforce a judgment instead of proceeding under this chapter.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 35.008
OPTIONAL PROCEDURE
Known as the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act
The act spans §§ 35–35 (7 sections).
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Moncrief v. Harvey (1991)
Most recently applied in Tigh v. De Lage Landen Fin. Servs. (March 2018)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.