Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 35.004
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 35.004, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 35.004. AFFIDAVIT; NOTICE OF FILING.
Official statutory text
(a) At the time a foreign judgment is filed, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney shall file with the clerk of the court an affidavit showing the name and last known post office address of the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor.
(b) The judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney shall:
(1) promptly mail notice of the filing of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor at the address provided for the judgment debtor under Subsection (a); and
(2) file proof of mailing of the notice with the clerk of the court.
(c) The notice must include the name and post office address of the judgment creditor and if the judgment creditor has an attorney in this state, the attorney's name and address.
(d) On receipt of proof of mailing under Subsection (b), the clerk of the court shall note the mailing in the docket.
(b) The judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney shall:
(1) promptly mail notice of the filing of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor at the address provided for the judgment debtor under Subsection (a); and
(2) file proof of mailing of the notice with the clerk of the court.
(c) The notice must include the name and post office address of the judgment creditor and if the judgment creditor has an attorney in this state, the attorney's name and address.
(d) On receipt of proof of mailing under Subsection (b), the clerk of the court shall note the mailing in the docket.
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