The filing of a motion to stay by an obligor in the manner provided by Section 158.307 prohibits the clerk of court from delivering the judicial writ of withholding to any employer of the obligor before a hearing is held.
Tex. Fam. Code § 158.308
EFFECT OF FILING MOTION TO STAY
Applied in 3 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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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.