Tex. Family Code § 301.053
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 301.053, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 301.053. RESPONSE.
Official statutory text
The responding party must serve a written response on the requesting party not later than the 30th day after the date the requesting party serves a request under Section 301.051, except that:
(1) a defendant served with a request before the defendant's answer is due is not required to respond until the 50th day after the date the request is served; and
(2) a response to a request under Section 301.052(a)(6) is governed by Subchapter C.
(1) a defendant served with a request before the defendant's answer is due is not required to respond until the 50th day after the date the request is served; and
(2) a response to a request under Section 301.052(a)(6) is governed by Subchapter C.
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