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Texas Family Code - Section 158.306. Delivery Of Notice Of Application For Judicial Writ Of Withholding; Time Of Delivery

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§ 158.306. DELIVERY OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL 
WRIT OF WITHHOLDING;  TIME OF DELIVERY.  (a) A notice of 
application for judicial writ of withholding may be delivered to 
the obligor by:
		(1)  hand delivery by a person designated by the Title 
IV-D agency or local domestic relations office;
		(2)  first-class or certified mail, return receipt 
requested, addressed to the obligor's last known address or place 
of employment;  or
		(3)  by service of citation as in civil cases 
generally.                    
	(b)  If the notice is delivered by mailing or hand delivery, 
the party who filed the notice shall file with the court a 
certificate stating the name, address, and date on which the 
mailing or hand delivery was made.
	(c)  Notice is considered to have been received by the 
obligor:              
		(1)  if hand delivered, on the date of delivery;                              
		(2)  if mailed by certified mail, on the date of 
receipt;                   
		(3)  if mailed by first-class mail, on the 10th day 
after the date the notice was mailed;  or
		(4)  if delivered by service of citation, on the date of 
service.           

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, § 54, eff. Sept. 1, 
1997.

Last modified: August 11, 2007