Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Section 61.002. Specific Grounds
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§ 61.002. SPECIFIC GROUNDS. Attachment is available if:
(1) the defendant is not a resident of this state or is
a foreign corporation or is acting as such;
(2) the defendant is about to move from this state
permanently and has refused to pay or secure the debt due the
plaintiff;
(3) the defendant is in hiding so that ordinary
process of law cannot be served on him;
(4) the defendant has hidden or is about to hide his
property for the purpose of defrauding his creditors;
(5) the defendant is about to remove his property from
this state without leaving an amount sufficient to pay his debts;
(6) the defendant is about to remove all or part of his
property from the county in which the suit is brought with the
intent to defraud his creditors;
(7) the defendant has disposed of or is about to
dispose of all or part of his property with the intent to defraud
his creditors;
(8) the defendant is about to convert all or part of
his property into money for the purpose of placing it beyond the
reach of his creditors; or
(9) the defendant owes the plaintiff for property
obtained by the defendant under false pretenses.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Section: 51.013 51.014 51.015 52.001 52.005 52.006 61.001 61.002 61.003 61.004 61.005 61.021 61.022 61.023 61.041
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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