Sec. 8.255. DELIVERY OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF WITHHOLDING; TIME OF DELIVERY. (a) The party who files a notice of application for a writ of withholding shall deliver the notice to the obligor by:
(1) first-class or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the obligor's last known address or place of employment; or
(2) service of citation as in civil cases generally.
(b) If the notice is delivered by mail, the party who filed the notice shall file with the court a certificate stating the name, address, and date the party mailed the notice.
(c) The notice is considered to have been received by the obligor:
(1) on the date of receipt, if the notice was mailed by certified mail;
(2) on the 10th day after the date the notice was mailed, if the notice was mailed by first-class mail; or
(3) on the date of service, if the notice was delivered by service of citation.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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