SECTION 55.205. Initiating a Proceeding

(a) Filing the Petition. The petitioner initiates a proceeding by filing the Petition to Suspend License packet with: Coordinator, Office of the Attorney General, Child Support Division, 5500 E. Oltorf, Austin, Texas 78741 (hand delivery); P.O. Box 12017, Mail Code 039-3, Austin, Texas 78711-2017 (Postal Service delivery).

(b) Petition to Suspend License Packet. The packet is the Notice of Filing Petition to Suspend License, with all attachments, including the Petition to Suspend License, Request for Hearing, all relevant court orders and payment records.

(c) Issuance of Notice of Filing of Petition to Suspend License. After determining that the packet is complete, the coordinator will assign a docket number to the petition, seal the notice, and file-stamp the notice and petition.

(d) Service. The coordinator is responsible for obtaining service of the notice on the obligor in accordance with Texas Family Code § 232.006.

(e) Evidence of Service. Upon obtaining service on the obligor, the coordinator must file evidence that service has been obtained. A copy of the return of service, a copy of the return receipt on certified mail, or an affidavit of service issued by the coordinator is evidence that service has been obtained.

Source Note: The provisions of this §55.205 adopted to be effective September 22, 1995, 20 TexReg 7063; amended to be effective January 8, 1998, 23 TexReg 127; amended to be effective April 18, 2000, 25 TexReg 3231; amended to be effective November 17, 2005, 30 TexReg 7427; amended to be effective June 10, 2013, 38 TexReg 3525; amended to be effective September 26, 2023, 48 TexReg 5537