Form 33-25

NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT
CONTAINS SENSITIVE DATA

[Caption. See § 3 of the Introduction in volume 1 of this manual.]

Order for Security for Payment of Child Support

On [date] the Court heard Movant’s Motion for Security for Payment of Child Support.

Appearances

Movant, [name of movant], [include if applicable: friend of the Court,/[specify agency],]

appeared in person and through attorney of record, [name], and announced ready for trial.

appeared through attorney of record, [name], and announced ready for trial.

appeared in person and announced ready for trial.

Respondent, [name of respondent],

appeared in person and through attorney of record, [name], and announced ready for trial.

appeared in person and announced ready for trial.

appeared through attorney of record, [name], and announced ready for trial.

failed to appear, although duly notified.

[Name], [relationship or capacity],

appeared in person and through attorney of record, [name], and announced ready for trial.

appeared through attorney of record, [name], and announced ready for trial.

appeared in person and announced ready for trial.

failed to appear, although duly notified.

Proceedings

All matters of law and of fact were submitted to the Court, and the Court heard the evi­dence and considered the pleadings and argument of counsel.

Jurisdiction

The Court finds that it has jurisdiction over the subject matter and the parties in this case. All persons entitled to citation were properly cited.

Record

The making of a record of testimony was waived by the parties with the consent of the Court.

The record of testimony was duly reported by [[name, address]/the court reporter for the [designation] Court].

Findings

The Court finds that on [date] Respondent was ordered to make periodic payments of child support, in an order [include if applicable: in Cause No. [number], styled “[style of case],” in the [designation] Court of [county] County] that appears in the minutes of [this/the] Court [and states in relevant part as follows: [quote exact language of child support order]/, the relevant portion[s] of which [is/are] attached as Exhibit [exhibit number/letter]]. Respon­dent was ordered to pay the sum of $[amount] per [period] beginning [date] for child support.

The Court finds that Respondent is employed by an employer who is not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court.

The Court finds that Respondent is a person for whom income withholding is unwork­able or inappropriate.

The Court further finds that attorney’s fees and costs of $[amount] should be assessed against Respondent.

Relief Granted

Security or Bond

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that [name of respondent], Respondent, [post a cash or surety bond of [number] dollars ($[amount]) payable to [name]/deposit with the Court [describe security]], conditioned on Respondent’s payment of past-due and future child sup­port payments, including any accrued interest, as ordered by the Court.

Attorney’s Fees

IT IS ORDERED that judgment is awarded to [name of attorney] in the amount of [number] dollars ($[amount]) for reasonable attorney’s fees, expenses, and costs, with interest at [percent] percent per year compounded annually from the date the judgment is signed until paid. The judgment, for which let execution issue, is awarded against [name of respondent], Respondent, and Respondent is ORDERED to pay those fees, expenses, costs, and interest, by cash, cashier’s check, or money order, directly to [name of attorney] at [address] on or before [time] on [date]. [Name of attorney] may enforce this judgment for fees, expenses, and costs in [his/her] own name by any means available for the enforcement of a judgment for debt.

Costs

IT IS ORDERED that costs of court of [number] dollars ($[amount]) are taxed against Respondent, and [name of respondent], Respondent, is ORDERED to pay those costs, by cash, cashier’s check, or money order, to [name], [the District Clerk of [county] County, Texas/Movant/Movant’s attorney], at [address] on or before [time] on [date].

Relief Not Granted

All relief requested and not expressly granted is denied.

SIGNED on ________________________________.

   
JUDGE PRESIDING