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Subchapter A. Court-Ordered Child Support
Section 154.001. Support of Child - Sec. 154.001. SUPPORT OF CHILD. (a) The court may order...
Section 154.002. Child Support Through High School Graduation - Sec. 154.002. CHILD SUPPORT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. (a) The...
Section 154.003. Manner of Payment - Sec. 154.003. MANNER OF PAYMENT. The court may order that...
Section 154.004. Place of Payment - Sec. 154.004. PLACE OF PAYMENT. (a) The court shall order...
Section 154.005. Payments of Support Obligation by Trust - Sec. 154.005. PAYMENTS OF SUPPORT OBLIGATION BY TRUST. (a) The...
Section 154.006. Termination of Duty of Support - Sec. 154.006. TERMINATION OF DUTY OF SUPPORT. (a) Unless otherwise...
Section 154.007. Order to Withhold Child Support From Income - Sec. 154.007. ORDER TO WITHHOLD CHILD SUPPORT FROM INCOME. (a)...
Section 154.008. Provision for Medical Support and Dental Support - Sec. 154.008. PROVISION FOR MEDICAL SUPPORT AND DENTAL SUPPORT. The...
Section 154.009. Retroactive Child Support - Sec. 154.009. RETROACTIVE CHILD SUPPORT. (a) The court may order...
Section 154.010. No Discrimination Based on Marital Status of Parents or Sex - Sec. 154.010. NO DISCRIMINATION BASED ON MARITAL STATUS OF PARENTS...
Section 154.011. Support Not Conditioned on Possession or Access - Sec. 154.011. SUPPORT NOT CONDITIONED ON POSSESSION OR ACCESS. A...
Section 154.012. Support Paid in Excess of Support Order - Sec. 154.012. SUPPORT PAID IN EXCESS OF SUPPORT ORDER. (a)...
Section 154.013. Continuation of Duty to Pay Support After Death of Obligee - Sec. 154.013. CONTINUATION OF DUTY TO PAY SUPPORT AFTER DEATH...
Section 154.014. Payments in Excess of Court-Ordered Amount - Sec. 154.014. PAYMENTS IN EXCESS OF COURT-ORDERED AMOUNT. (a) If...
Section 154.015. Acceleration of Unpaid Child Support Obligation - Sec. 154.015. ACCELERATION OF UNPAID CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION. (a) In...
Section 154.016. Provision of Support in Event of Death of Parent - Sec. 154.016. PROVISION OF SUPPORT IN EVENT OF DEATH OF...
Subchapter B. Computing Net Resources Available for Payment of Child Support
Section 154.061. Computing Net Monthly Income - Sec. 154.061. COMPUTING NET MONTHLY INCOME. (a) Whenever feasible, gross...
Section 154.062. Net Resources - Sec. 154.062. NET RESOURCES. (a) The court shall calculate net...
Section 154.063. Party to Furnish Information - Sec. 154.063. PARTY TO FURNISH INFORMATION. The court shall require...
Section 154.064. Medical Support and Dental Support for Child Presumptively Provided by Obligor - Sec. 154.064. MEDICAL SUPPORT AND DENTAL SUPPORT FOR CHILD PRESUMPTIVELY...
Section 154.065. Self-Employment Income - Sec. 154.065. SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME. (a) Income from self-employment, whether positive...
Section 154.0655. Imputation of Income - Sec. 154.0655. IMPUTATION OF INCOME. (a) In this section, "resources"...
Section 154.066. Intentional Unemployment or Underemployment - Sec. 154.066. INTENTIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT OR UNDEREMPLOYMENT. (a) If the actual...
Section 154.067. Deemed Income - Sec. 154.067. DEEMED INCOME. (a) When appropriate, in order to...
Section 154.068. Wage and Salary Presumption - Sec. 154.068. WAGE AND SALARY PRESUMPTION. (a) In the absence...
Section 154.069. Net Resources of Spouse - Sec. 154.069. NET RESOURCES OF SPOUSE. (a) The court may...
Section 154.070. Child Support Received by Obligor - Sec. 154.070. CHILD SUPPORT RECEIVED BY OBLIGOR. In a situation...
Subchapter C. Child Support Guidelines
Section 154.121. Guidelines for the Support of a Child - Sec. 154.121. GUIDELINES FOR THE SUPPORT OF A CHILD. The...
Section 154.122. Application of Guidelines Rebuttably Presumed in Best Interest of Child - Sec. 154.122. APPLICATION OF GUIDELINES REBUTTABLY PRESUMED IN BEST INTEREST...
Section 154.123. Additional Factors for Court to Consider - Sec. 154.123. ADDITIONAL FACTORS FOR COURT TO CONSIDER. (a) The...
Section 154.124. Agreement Concerning Support - Sec. 154.124. AGREEMENT CONCERNING SUPPORT. (a) To promote the amicable...
Section 154.125. Application of Guidelines to Net Resources - Sec. 154.125. APPLICATION OF GUIDELINES TO NET RESOURCES. (a) The...
Section 154.126. Application of Guidelines to Additional Net Resources - Sec. 154.126. APPLICATION OF GUIDELINES TO ADDITIONAL NET RESOURCES. (a)...
Section 154.127. Partial Termination of Support Obligation - Sec. 154.127. PARTIAL TERMINATION OF SUPPORT OBLIGATION. (a) A child...
Section 154.128. Computing Support for Children in More Than One Household - Sec. 154.128. COMPUTING SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN MORE THAN ONE...
Section 154.129. Alternative Method of Computing Support for Children in More Than One Household - Sec. 154.129. ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF COMPUTING SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN...
Section 154.130. Findings in Child Support Order - Sec. 154.130. FINDINGS IN CHILD SUPPORT ORDER. (a) Without regard...
Section 154.131. Retroactive Child Support - Sec. 154.131. RETROACTIVE CHILD SUPPORT. (a) The child support guidelines...
Section 154.132. Application of Guidelines to Children of Certain Disabled Obligors - Sec. 154.132. APPLICATION OF GUIDELINES TO CHILDREN OF CERTAIN DISABLED...
Section 154.133. Application of Guidelines to Children of Obligors Receiving Social Security - Sec. 154.133. APPLICATION OF GUIDELINES TO CHILDREN OF OBLIGORS RECEIVING...
Subchapter D. Medical Support and Dental Support for Child
Section 154.181. Medical Support Order - Sec. 154.181. MEDICAL SUPPORT ORDER. (a) The court shall render...
Section 154.1815. Dental Support Order - Sec. 154.1815. DENTAL SUPPORT ORDER. (a) In this section, "reasonable...
Section 154.182. Health Care Coverage for Child - Sec. 154.182. HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR CHILD. (a) The court...
Section 154.1825. Dental Care Coverage for Child - Sec. 154.1825. DENTAL CARE COVERAGE FOR CHILD. (a) In this...
Section 154.1826. Health Care Program for Certain Children in Title Iv-D Cases - Sec. 154.1826. HEALTH CARE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN IN TITLE...
Section 154.1827. Administrative Adjustment of Medical Support Order - Sec. 154.1827. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT OF MEDICAL SUPPORT ORDER. (a) In...
Section 154.183. Medical and Dental Support Additional Support Duty of Obligor - Sec. 154.183. MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPORT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT DUTY OF...
Section 154.184. Effect of Order - Sec. 154.184. EFFECT OF ORDER. (a) Receipt of a medical...
Section 154.185. Parent to Furnish Information - Sec. 154.185. PARENT TO FURNISH INFORMATION. (a) The court shall...
Section 154.186. Notice to Employer Concerning Medical Support or Dental Support - Sec. 154.186. NOTICE TO EMPLOYER CONCERNING MEDICAL SUPPORT OR DENTAL...
Section 154.187. Duties of Employer - Sec. 154.187. DUTIES OF EMPLOYER. (a) An order or notice...
Section 154.188. Failure to Provide or Pay for Required Health Insurance or Dental Insurance - Sec. 154.188. FAILURE TO PROVIDE OR PAY FOR REQUIRED HEALTH...
Section 154.189. Notice of Termination or Lapse of Insurance Coverage - Sec. 154.189. NOTICE OF TERMINATION OR LAPSE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE....
Section 154.190. Reenrolling Child for Insurance Coverage - Sec. 154.190. REENROLLING CHILD FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE. After health insurance...
Section 154.191. Remedy Not Exclusive - Sec. 154.191. REMEDY NOT EXCLUSIVE. (a) This subchapter does not...
Section 154.192. Cancellation or Elimination of Insurance Coverage for Child - Sec. 154.192. CANCELLATION OR ELIMINATION OF INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CHILD....
Section 154.193. Medical Support Order or Dental Support Order Not Qualified - Sec. 154.193. MEDICAL SUPPORT ORDER OR DENTAL SUPPORT ORDER NOT...
Subchapter E. Local Child Support Registry
Section 154.241. Local Registry - Sec. 154.241. LOCAL REGISTRY. (a) A local registry shall receive...
Section 154.242. Payment or Transfer of Child Support Payments by Electronic Funds Transfer - Sec. 154.242. PAYMENT OR TRANSFER OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS BY...
Section 154.243. Production of Child Support Payment Record - Sec. 154.243. PRODUCTION OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT RECORD. The Title...
Subchapter F. Support for a Minor or Adult Disabled Child
Section 154.301. Definitions - Sec. 154.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Adult child" means...
Section 154.302. Court-Ordered Support for Disabled Child - Sec. 154.302. COURT-ORDERED SUPPORT FOR DISABLED CHILD. (a) The court...
Section 154.303. Standing to Sue - Sec. 154.303. STANDING TO SUE. (a) A suit provided by...
Section 154.304. General Procedure - Sec. 154.304. GENERAL PROCEDURE. Except as otherwise provided by this...
Section 154.305. Specific Procedures - Sec. 154.305. SPECIFIC PROCEDURES. (a) A suit under this subchapter...
Section 154.306. Amount of Support After Age 18 - Sec. 154.306. AMOUNT OF SUPPORT AFTER AGE 18. In determining...
Section 154.307. Modification and Enforcement - Sec. 154.307. MODIFICATION AND ENFORCEMENT. An order provided by this...
Section 154.308. Remedy Not Exclusive - Sec. 154.308. REMEDY NOT EXCLUSIVE. (a) This subchapter does not...
Section 154.309. Possession of or Access to Adult Disabled Child - Sec. 154.309. POSSESSION OF OR ACCESS TO ADULT DISABLED CHILD....