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Texas Family Code - Section 232.005. Contents Of Petition

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§ 232.005. CONTENTS OF PETITION.  (a) A petition under 
this chapter must state that license suspension is required under 
Section 232.003 and allege:
		(1)  the name and, if known, social security number of 
the individual;      
		(2)  with regard to each license, the type, and if 
known, number of any license the individual is believed to hold and 
the name of the licensing authority that issued the license;  and
		(3)  the amount of arrearages owed under the child 
support order or the facts associated with the individual's failure 
to comply with:
			(A)  a subpoena;  or                                                         
			(B)  the terms of a court order providing for the 
possession of or access to a child.
	(b)  A petition under this chapter may include as an 
attachment a copy of:   
		(1)  the record of child support payments maintained by 
the Title IV-D registry or local registry;
		(2)  the subpoena with which the individual has failed 
to comply, together with proof of service of the subpoena;  or
		(3)  with respect to a petition for suspension under 
Section 232.003(c):    
			(A)  the enforcement order rendered under Chapter 
157 describing the manner in which the individual was found to have 
not complied with the terms of a court order providing for the 
possession of or access to a child;  and
			(B)  the court order containing the provisions 
that the individual was found to have violated.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, § 5.03, eff. Sept. 1, 
1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, § 85, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, § 85, eff. Sept. 1, 
1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 724, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  
Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, § 60, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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