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Tex. Fam. Code § 8.258

HEARING ON MOTION TO STAY

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case in Re Steven and Shyla Lipsky and Alisa Rich (2013)

Most recently applied in in Re Steven and Shyla Lipsky and Alisa Rich (April 2013)

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff

(a) If the obligor files a motion to stay as provided by Section 8.256, the court shall set a hearing on the motion and the clerk of the court shall notify the obligor and obligee of the date, time, and place of the hearing.

(b) The court shall hold a hearing on the motion to stay not later than the 30th day after the date the motion was filed unless the obligor and obligee agree and waive the right to have the motion heard within 30 days.

(c) After the hearing, the court shall:

(1) render an order for income withholding that includes a determination of any amount of arrearages; or

(2) grant the motion to stay.

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