{"id":3124,"date":"2025-12-15T08:07:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3124"},"modified":"2025-12-15T08:12:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:12:05","slug":"business-was-not-required-to-be-served-in-action-to-enforce-texas-property-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/business-was-not-required-to-be-served-in-action-to-enforce-texas-property-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Was Not Required to Be Served in Action to Enforce Texas Property Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pursuant to Chapter 9 of the Texas Family Code, a party may file suit to enforce the property division in a divorce decree.\u00a0 If a party\u2019s \u201crights, duties, powers, or liabilities may be affected\u201d by the enforcement action, they must receive notice by citation. Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 9.001.<\/p>\n<p>A former husband recently <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/ninth-court-of-appeals\/2025-09-24-00342-cv.pdf?ts=1765460518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">challenged<\/a> court orders resulting from the ex-wife\u2019s enforcement action.\u00a0 The former wife petitioned for enforcement and applied for a turnover order and appointment of a receiver.\u00a0 She alleged she had learned that certain property on Highway 105 owned by a limited liability company was to be sold and was concerned she would not get the share of the net proceeds that had been awarded to her. She asked the court to appoint a receiver to obtain possession of the ex-husband\u2019s property to satisfy the $5,000 judgment for attorney\u2019s fees and to hold the property pending orders of the court distributing the limited liability company ownership or the ex-husbands ownership of any other limited liability company. She also requested a turnover order and related attorney\u2019s fees.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-husband moved for a continuance the day of the hearing.\u00a0 His attorney argued he was served less than ten days before the hearing and the company had not been served.\u00a0 He argued he was not served with a citation for the business and judgment could not be entered without service on the company.\u00a0 He also argued the ex-wife had filed a lis pendens against the company and that the company needed to be served to make an appearance.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/business-was-not-required-to-be-served-in-action-to-enforce-texas-property-division\/#more-3124\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pursuant to Chapter 9 of the Texas Family Code, a party may file suit to enforce the property division in a divorce decree.\u00a0 If a party\u2019s \u201crights, duties, powers, or liabilities may be affected\u201d by the enforcement action, they must receive notice by citation. Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 9.001. 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