Courteney Cox's 'Family Matter' Halts Cougar Town Filming

11/21/2009 at 11:25 AM EST

Production on Cougar Town has been suspended for now while star Courteney Cox attends to a family matter.

Neither reps for Arquette, 45, nor the show disclosed what the issue was.

In a statement, an ABC rep says: "We can confirm production on Cougar Town has been temporarily shut down in order for Courteney to deal with a private family matter."

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