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Tex. Fam. Code § 8.257
Tex. Fam. Code § 8.257 - Effect Of Filing Motion To Stay (2026)
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**Tex. Fam. Code § 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. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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