Sec. 3.305. CITATION BY PUBLICATION. (a) Except as provided by Section 17.032, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, if the residence of the respondent, other than a respondent reported to be a prisoner of war or missing on public service, is unknown, citation shall be published on the public information Internet website maintained as required by Section 72.034, Government Code, and in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the petition was filed.
(b) The notice shall be published on the public information Internet website for at least two consecutive weeks before the hearing and in a newspaper once a week for two consecutive weeks before the hearing. Neither notice may be initially published after the 20th day before the date set for the hearing.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 10.09, eff. June 1, 2020.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship
Subtitle B - Property Rights and Liabilities
Chapter 3 - Marital Property Rights and Liabilities
Subchapter D. Management, Control, and Disposition of Marital Property Under Unusual Circumstances
Section 3.301. Missing, Abandoned, or Separated Spouse
Section 3.302. Spouse Missing on Public Service
Section 3.303. Appointment of Attorney
Section 3.304. Notice of Hearing; Citation
Section 3.305. Citation by Publication
Section 3.306. Court Order for Management, Control, and Disposition of Community Property
Section 3.307. Continuing Jurisdiction of Court; Vacating Original Order