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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Family Code - FAM § 158.306. Delivery of Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding; Time of Delivery - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/family-code/fam-sect-158-306/
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