Texas Statutes
§ 8.257 — EFFECT OF FILING MOTION TO STAY.
Texas § 8.257
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Bluebook
Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 8.257 (2026).
Text
Sec. 8.257. EFFECT OF FILING MOTION TO STAY. If the obligor files a motion to stay as provided by Section 8.256 , the clerk of the court may not deliver the writ of withholding to the obligor's employer before a hearing is held.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Nearby Sections
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§ 8.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 8.051
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PRESUMPTION.§ 8.055
AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE.§ 8.056
TERMINATION.§ 8.058
MAINTENANCE ARREARAGES.§ 8.0591
OVERPAYMENT.§ 8.060
PUTATIVE SPOUSE.§ 8.061
UNMARRIED COHABITANTS.§ 8.062
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