Tex. Family Code § 3.304
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 3.304, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 3.304. NOTICE OF HEARING; CITATION.
Official statutory text
(a) Notice of the hearing, accompanied by a copy of the petition, shall be issued and served on the attorney representing the respondent, if an attorney has been appointed.
(b) If an attorney has not been appointed for the respondent, citation shall be issued and served on the respondent as in other civil cases.
(b) If an attorney has not been appointed for the respondent, citation shall be issued and served on the respondent as in other civil cases.
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