Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Chapter 159 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

Section 159.105. Application of Chapter to Resident of Foreign Country and Foreign Support Proceeding - Sec. 159.105. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER TO RESIDENT OF FOREIGN COUNTRY...

Subchapter C. Jurisdiction

Section 159.201. Bases for Jurisdiction Over Nonresident - Sec. 159.201. BASES FOR JURISDICTION OVER NONRESIDENT. (a) In a...

Section 159.202. Duration of Personal Jurisdiction - Sec. 159.202. DURATION OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION. Personal jurisdiction acquired by...

Section 159.203. Initiating and Responding Tribunal of State - Sec. 159.203. INITIATING AND RESPONDING TRIBUNAL OF STATE. Under this...

Section 159.204. Simultaneous Proceedings - Sec. 159.204. SIMULTANEOUS PROCEEDINGS. (a) A tribunal of this state...

Section 159.205. Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order - Sec. 159.205. CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO MODIFY CHILD SUPPORT ORDER....

Section 159.206. Continuing Jurisdiction to Enforce Child Support Order - Sec. 159.206. CONTINUING JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE CHILD SUPPORT ORDER. (a)...

Section 159.207. Determination of Controlling Child Support Order - Sec. 159.207. DETERMINATION OF CONTROLLING CHILD SUPPORT ORDER. (a) If...

Section 159.208. Child Support Orders for Two or More Obligees - Sec. 159.208. CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS FOR TWO OR MORE OBLIGEES....

Section 159.209. Credit for Payments - Sec. 159.209. CREDIT FOR PAYMENTS. A tribunal of this state...

Section 159.210. Application of Chapter to Nonresident Subject to Personal Jurisdiction - Sec. 159.210. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER TO NONRESIDENT SUBJECT TO PERSONAL...

Section 159.211. Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction to Modify Spousal Support Order - Sec. 159.211. CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO MODIFY SPOUSAL SUPPORT ORDER....

Subchapter D. Civil Provisions of General Application

Section 159.301. Proceedings Under Chapter - Sec. 159.301. PROCEEDINGS UNDER CHAPTER. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 159.302. Proceeding by Minor Parent - Sec. 159.302. PROCEEDING BY MINOR PARENT. A minor parent or...

Section 159.303. Application of Law of State - Sec. 159.303. APPLICATION OF LAW OF STATE. Except as otherwise...

Section 159.304. Duties of Initiating Tribunal - Sec. 159.304. DUTIES OF INITIATING TRIBUNAL. (a) On the filing...

Section 159.305. Duties and Powers of Responding Tribunal - Sec. 159.305. DUTIES AND POWERS OF RESPONDING TRIBUNAL. (a) When...

Section 159.306. Inappropriate Tribunal - Sec. 159.306. INAPPROPRIATE TRIBUNAL. If a petition or comparable pleading...

Section 159.307. Duties of Support Enforcement Agency - Sec. 159.307. DUTIES OF SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. (a) A support...

Section 159.308. Duty of Attorney General and Governor - Sec. 159.308. DUTY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL AND GOVERNOR. (a) If...

Section 159.309. Private Counsel - Sec. 159.309. PRIVATE COUNSEL. An individual may employ private counsel...

Section 159.310. Duties of State Information Agency - Sec. 159.310. DUTIES OF STATE INFORMATION AGENCY. (a) The Title...

Section 159.311. Pleadings and Accompanying Documents - Sec. 159.311. PLEADINGS AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS. (a) In a proceeding...

Section 159.312. Nondisclosure of Information in Exceptional Circumstances - Sec. 159.312. NONDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. If a...

Section 159.313. Costs and Fees - Sec. 159.313. COSTS AND FEES. (a) The petitioner may not...

Section 159.314. Limited Immunity of Petitioner - Sec. 159.314. LIMITED IMMUNITY OF PETITIONER. (a) Participation by a...

Section 159.315. Nonparentage as Defense - Sec. 159.315. NONPARENTAGE AS DEFENSE. A party whose parentage of...

Section 159.316. Special Rules of Evidence and Procedure - Sec. 159.316. SPECIAL RULES OF EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE. (a) The...

Section 159.317. Communications Between Tribunals - Sec. 159.317. COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN TRIBUNALS. A tribunal of this state...

Section 159.318. Assistance With Discovery - Sec. 159.318. ASSISTANCE WITH DISCOVERY. A tribunal of this state...

Section 159.319. Receipt and Disbursement of Payments - Sec. 159.319. RECEIPT AND DISBURSEMENT OF PAYMENTS. (a) A support...

Subchapter E. Establishment of Support Order or Determination of Parentage

Section 159.401. Establishment of Support Order - Sec. 159.401. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER. (a) If a support...

Section 159.402. Proceeding to Determine Parentage - Sec. 159.402. PROCEEDING TO DETERMINE PARENTAGE. A tribunal of this...

Subchapter F. Enforcement of Support Order Without Registration

Section 159.501. Employer's Receipt of Income-Withholding Order of Another State - Sec. 159.501. EMPLOYER'S RECEIPT OF INCOME-WITHHOLDING ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE....

Section 159.502. Employer's Compliance With Income-Withholding Order of Another State - Sec. 159.502. EMPLOYER'S COMPLIANCE WITH INCOME-WITHHOLDING ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE....

Section 159.503. Employer's Compliance With Two or More Income-Withholding Orders - Sec. 159.503. EMPLOYER'S COMPLIANCE WITH TWO OR MORE INCOME-WITHHOLDING ORDERS....

Section 159.504. Immunity From Civil Liability - Sec. 159.504. IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY. An employer who complies...

Section 159.505. Penalties for Noncompliance - Sec. 159.505. PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. An employer who wilfully fails...

Section 159.506. Contest by Obligor - Sec. 159.506. CONTEST BY OBLIGOR. (a) An obligor may contest...

Section 159.507. Administrative Enforcement of Orders - Sec. 159.507. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS. (a) A party or...

Subchapter G. Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order

Part 1. Registration for Enforcement of Support Order

Section 159.601. Registration of Order for Enforcement - Sec. 159.601. REGISTRATION OF ORDER FOR ENFORCEMENT. A support order...

Section 159.602. Procedure to Register Order for Enforcement - Sec. 159.602. PROCEDURE TO REGISTER ORDER FOR ENFORCEMENT. (a) Except...

Section 159.603. Effect of Registration for Enforcement - Sec. 159.603. EFFECT OF REGISTRATION FOR ENFORCEMENT. (a) A support...

Section 159.604. Choice of Law - Sec. 159.604. CHOICE OF LAW. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Part 2. Contest of Validity or Enforcement

Section 159.605. Notice of Registration of Order - Sec. 159.605. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION OF ORDER. (a) When a...

Section 159.606. Procedure to Contest Validity or Enforcement of Registered Support Order - Sec. 159.606. PROCEDURE TO CONTEST VALIDITY OR ENFORCEMENT OF REGISTERED...

Section 159.607. Contest of Registration or Enforcement - Sec. 159.607. CONTEST OF REGISTRATION OR ENFORCEMENT. (a) A party...

Section 159.608. Confirmed Order - Sec. 159.608. CONFIRMED ORDER. Confirmation of a registered support order,...

Part 3. Registration and Modification of Child Support Order of Another State

Section 159.609. Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Another State for Modification - Sec. 159.609. PROCEDURE TO REGISTER CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OF ANOTHER...

Section 159.610. Effect of Registration for Modification - Sec. 159.610. EFFECT OF REGISTRATION FOR MODIFICATION. A tribunal of...

Section 159.611. Modification of Child Support Order of Another State - Sec. 159.611. MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE....

Section 159.612. Recognition of Order Modified in Another State - Sec. 159.612. RECOGNITION OF ORDER MODIFIED IN ANOTHER STATE. If...

Section 159.613. Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Another State When Individual Parties Reside in This State - Sec. 159.613. JURISDICTION TO MODIFY CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OF ANOTHER...

Section 159.614. Notice to Issuing Tribunal of Modification - Sec. 159.614. NOTICE TO ISSUING TRIBUNAL OF MODIFICATION. Within 30...

Part 4. Registration and Modification of Foreign Child Support Order

Section 159.615. Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Foreign Country - Sec. 159.615. JURISDICTION TO MODIFY CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OF FOREIGN...

Section 159.616. Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Foreign Country for Modification - Sec. 159.616. PROCEDURE TO REGISTER CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OF FOREIGN...

Subchapter H. Support Proceeding Under Convention

Section 159.701. Definitions - Sec. 159.701. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Application" means a...

Section 159.702. Applicability - Sec. 159.702. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a support...

Section 159.703. Relationship of Office of Attorney General to United States Central Authority - Sec. 159.703. RELATIONSHIP OF OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TO UNITED...

Section 159.704. Initiation by Office of Attorney General of Support Proceeding Under Convention - Sec. 159.704. INITIATION BY OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL OF SUPPORT...

Section 159.705. Direct Request - Sec. 159.705. DIRECT REQUEST. (a) A petitioner may file a...

Section 159.706. Registration of Convention Support Order - Sec. 159.706. REGISTRATION OF CONVENTION SUPPORT ORDER. (a) Except as...

Section 159.707. Contest of Registered Convention Support Order - Sec. 159.707. CONTEST OF REGISTERED CONVENTION SUPPORT ORDER. (a) Except...

Section 159.708. Recognition and Enforcement of Registered Convention Support Order - Sec. 159.708. RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF REGISTERED CONVENTION SUPPORT ORDER....

Section 159.709. Partial Enforcement - Sec. 159.709. PARTIAL ENFORCEMENT. If a tribunal of this state...

Section 159.710. Foreign Support Agreement - Sec. 159.710. FOREIGN SUPPORT AGREEMENT. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 159.711. Modification of Convention Child Support Order - Sec. 159.711. MODIFICATION OF CONVENTION CHILD SUPPORT ORDER. (a) A...

Section 159.712. Personal Information; Limit on Use - Sec. 159.712. PERSONAL INFORMATION; LIMIT ON USE. Personal information gathered...

Section 159.713. Record in Original Language; English Translation - Sec. 159.713. RECORD IN ORIGINAL LANGUAGE; ENGLISH TRANSLATION. A record...

Subchapter I. Interstate Rendition

Section 159.801. Grounds for Rendition - Sec. 159.801. GROUNDS FOR RENDITION. (a) For purposes of this...

Section 159.802. Conditions of Rendition - Sec. 159.802. CONDITIONS OF RENDITION. (a) Before making a demand...

Subchapter J. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 159.901. Uniformity of Application and Construction - Sec. 159.901. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. In applying and...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship Chapter 159 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Chapter 159 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act