Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Texas

I have been served with papers accusing me of contempt of court by my ex-wife for not paying monthly payments on a settlement. I HAVE made all the payments and have the canceled checks from the bank. My immediate problem is I need to file an answer to the petition and I want to make sure it is in the right format and the right people get it. I am in Texas and the court is 118th District court (county). I would rather NOT hire an attorney to win a case in which the evidence is so clearly in my favor. I know I could just walk into her attorney's office and show the canceled checks and he would drop the case (I don't think he knows the truth) but I need to stop my ex from harassing me (she has had my mail changed to her address and also my son and daughter-in-law's since they live with me now. She did this through the post office 3 months after the divorce was final. I need to have the court to make her stop and leave me alone so if her attorney drops the case before going to court, there is no evidence of her lying and using the court as a personal weapon against me.

Asked on 3/07/11, 1:06 pm

Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

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All you need to file is a general denial.

If you were served with a show cause order, you MUST show up in Court on the hearing date.

Make copies of the canceled checks and mail them to her lawyer.

Answered on 3/10/11, 3:08 pm

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