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Tex. Fam. Code § 158.307

MOTION TO STAY ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Foreness v. Hexamer (1997)

Most recently applied in in the Interest of D.W.G., a Child (August 2012)

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) The obligor may stay issuance of a judicial writ of withholding by filing a motion to stay with the clerk of court not later than the 10th day after the date the notice of application for judicial writ of withholding was received.

(b) The grounds for filing a motion to stay issuance are limited to a dispute concerning the identity of the obligor or the existence or the amount of the arrearages.

(c) The obligor shall verify that statements of fact in the motion to stay issuance of the writ are true and correct.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.