LOS ANGELES — Courteney Cox is expected to be back on the job next week after taking a break from Cougar Town to deal with a "family matter."

A fellow cast member tells E! that the cast and crew were told last Thursday that the ABC series wouldn't shoot the following day, but they were never given a reason why. Neither Fox nor the network have the divulged what the "family matter" was.

Cougar Town is expected to resume production on Nov. 30 following a previously planned hiatus for the Thanksgiving holiday week, a source said.

On the freshman hit, the 45-year-old Cox stars as Jules, a recently divorced single mother dealing with jumping back into the dating scene in her forties.