Tex. Family Code § 232.005
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 232.005, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 232.005. CONTENTS OF PETITION.
Official statutory text
(a) A petition under this chapter must state that license suspension is required under Section 232.003 and allege:
(1) the name and, if known, social security number of the individual;
(2) the name of the licensing authority that issued a license the individual is believed to hold; and
(3) the amount of arrearages owed under the child support order or the facts associated with the individual's failure to comply with:
(A) a subpoena; or
(B) the terms of a court order providing for the possession of or access to a child.
(b) A petition under this chapter may include as an attachment a copy of:
(1) the record of child support payments maintained by the Title IV-D registry or local registry;
(2) the subpoena with which the individual has failed to comply, together with proof of service of the subpoena; or
(3) with respect to a petition for suspension under Section 232.003(c):
(A) the enforcement order rendered under Chapter 157 describing the manner in which the individual was found to have not complied with the terms of a court order providing for the possession of or access to a child; and
(B) the court order containing the provisions that the individual was found to have violated.
(1) the name and, if known, social security number of the individual;
(2) the name of the licensing authority that issued a license the individual is believed to hold; and
(3) the amount of arrearages owed under the child support order or the facts associated with the individual's failure to comply with:
(A) a subpoena; or
(B) the terms of a court order providing for the possession of or access to a child.
(b) A petition under this chapter may include as an attachment a copy of:
(1) the record of child support payments maintained by the Title IV-D registry or local registry;
(2) the subpoena with which the individual has failed to comply, together with proof of service of the subpoena; or
(3) with respect to a petition for suspension under Section 232.003(c):
(A) the enforcement order rendered under Chapter 157 describing the manner in which the individual was found to have not complied with the terms of a court order providing for the possession of or access to a child; and
(B) the court order containing the provisions that the individual was found to have violated.
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