Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship

Chapter 151 - Rights and Duties in Parent-Child Relationship

Section 151.001. Rights and Duties of Parent - Sec. 151.001. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARENT. (a) A parent...

Section 151.002. Rights of a Living Child After an Abortion or Premature Birth; Civil Penalty; Criminal Offense - Sec. 151.002. RIGHTS OF A LIVING CHILD AFTER AN ABORTION...

Section 151.003. Limitation on State Agency Action - Sec. 151.003. LIMITATION ON STATE AGENCY ACTION. A state agency...

Chapter 152 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

Subchapter A. Application and Construction

Section 152.001. Application and Construction - Sec. 152.001. APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. This chapter shall be applied...

Section 152.002. Conflicts Between Provisions - Sec. 152.002. CONFLICTS BETWEEN PROVISIONS. If a provision of this...

Subchapter B. General Provisions

Section 152.101. Short Title - Sec. 152.101. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 152.102. Definitions - Sec. 152.102. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Abandoned" means left...

Section 152.103. Proceedings Governed by Other Law - Sec. 152.103. PROCEEDINGS GOVERNED BY OTHER LAW. This chapter does...

Section 152.104. Application to Indian Tribes - Sec. 152.104. APPLICATION TO INDIAN TRIBES. (a) A child custody...

Section 152.105. International Application of Chapter - Sec. 152.105. INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. (a) A court of...

Section 152.106. Effect of Child Custody Determination - Sec. 152.106. EFFECT OF CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION. A child custody...

Section 152.107. Priority - Sec. 152.107. PRIORITY. If a question of existence or exercise...

Section 152.108. Notice to Persons Outside State - Sec. 152.108. NOTICE TO PERSONS OUTSIDE STATE. (a) Notice required...

Section 152.109. Appearance and Limited Immunity - Sec. 152.109. APPEARANCE AND LIMITED IMMUNITY. (a) A party to...

Section 152.110. Communication Between Courts - Sec. 152.110. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COURTS. (a) In this section, "record"...

Section 152.111. Taking Testimony in Another State - Sec. 152.111. TAKING TESTIMONY IN ANOTHER STATE. (a) In addition...

Section 152.112. Cooperation Between Courts; Preservation of Records - Sec. 152.112. COOPERATION BETWEEN COURTS; PRESERVATION OF RECORDS. (a) A...

Subchapter C. Jurisdiction

Section 152.201. Initial Child Custody Jurisdiction - Sec. 152.201. INITIAL CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION. (a) Except as otherwise...

Section 152.202. Exclusive Continuing Jurisdiction - Sec. 152.202. EXCLUSIVE CONTINUING JURISDICTION. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 152.203. Jurisdiction to Modify Determination - Sec. 152.203. JURISDICTION TO MODIFY DETERMINATION. Except as otherwise provided...

Section 152.204. Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction - Sec. 152.204. TEMPORARY EMERGENCY JURISDICTION. (a) A court of this...

Section 152.205. Notice; Opportunity to Be Heard; Joinder - Sec. 152.205. NOTICE; OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD; JOINDER. (a) Before...

Section 152.206. Simultaneous Proceedings - Sec. 152.206. SIMULTANEOUS PROCEEDINGS. (a) Except as otherwise provided in...

Section 152.207. Inconvenient Forum - Sec. 152.207. INCONVENIENT FORUM. (a) A court of this state...

Section 152.208. Jurisdiction Declined by Reason of Conduct - Sec. 152.208. JURISDICTION DECLINED BY REASON OF CONDUCT. (a) Except...

Section 152.209. Information to Be Submitted to Court - Sec. 152.209. INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED TO COURT. (a) Except...

Section 152.210. Appearance of Parties and Child - Sec. 152.210. APPEARANCE OF PARTIES AND CHILD. (a) In a...

Subchapter D. Enforcement

Section 152.301. Definitions - Sec. 152.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Petitioner" means a...

Section 152.302. Enforcement Under Hague Convention - Sec. 152.302. ENFORCEMENT UNDER HAGUE CONVENTION. Under this subchapter a...

Section 152.303. Duty to Enforce - Sec. 152.303. DUTY TO ENFORCE. (a) A court of this...

Section 152.304. Temporary Visitation - Sec. 152.304. TEMPORARY VISITATION. (a) A court of this state...

Section 152.305. Registration of Child Custody Determination - Sec. 152.305. REGISTRATION OF CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION. (a) A child...

Section 152.306. Enforcement of Registered Determination - Sec. 152.306. ENFORCEMENT OF REGISTERED DETERMINATION. (a) A court of...

Section 152.307. Simultaneous Proceedings - Sec. 152.307. SIMULTANEOUS PROCEEDINGS. If a proceeding for enforcement under...

Section 152.308. Expedited Enforcement of Child Custody Determination - Sec. 152.308. EXPEDITED ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION. (a) A...

Section 152.309. Service of Petition and Order - Sec. 152.309. SERVICE OF PETITION AND ORDER. Except as otherwise...

Section 152.310. Hearing and Order - Sec. 152.310. HEARING AND ORDER. (a) Unless the court issues...

Section 152.311. Warrant to Take Physical Custody of Child - Sec. 152.311. WARRANT TO TAKE PHYSICAL CUSTODY OF CHILD. (a)...

Section 152.312. Costs, Fees, and Expenses - Sec. 152.312. COSTS, FEES, AND EXPENSES. (a) The court shall...

Section 152.313. Recognition and Enforcement - Sec. 152.313. RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT. A court of this state...

Section 152.314. Accelerated Appeals - Sec. 152.314. ACCELERATED APPEALS. An appeal may be taken from...

Section 152.315. Role of Prosecutor or Public Official - Sec. 152.315. ROLE OF PROSECUTOR OR PUBLIC OFFICIAL. (a) In...

Section 152.316. Role of Law Enforcement - Sec. 152.316. ROLE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. At the request of...

Section 152.317. Costs and Expenses - Sec. 152.317. COSTS AND EXPENSES. If the respondent is not...

Chapter 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 153.001. Public Policy - Sec. 153.001. PUBLIC POLICY. (a) The public policy of this...

Section 153.002. Best Interest of Child - Sec. 153.002. BEST INTEREST OF CHILD. The best interest of...

Section 153.003. No Discrimination Based on Sex or Marital Status - Sec. 153.003. NO DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEX OR MARITAL STATUS....

Section 153.004. History of Domestic Violence or Sexual Abuse - Sec. 153.004. HISTORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ABUSE. (a)...

Section 153.005. Appointment of Sole or Joint Managing Conservator - Sec. 153.005. APPOINTMENT OF SOLE OR JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATOR. (a)...

Section 153.006. Appointment of Possessory Conservator - Sec. 153.006. APPOINTMENT OF POSSESSORY CONSERVATOR. (a) If a managing...

Section 153.007. Agreed Parenting Plan - Sec. 153.007. AGREED PARENTING PLAN. (a) To promote the amicable...

Section 153.0071. Alternate Dispute Resolution Procedures - Sec. 153.0071. ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES. (a) On written agreement...

Section 153.00715. Determination of Validity and Enforceability of Contract Containing Agreement to Arbitrate - Sec. 153.00715. DETERMINATION OF VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF CONTRACT CONTAINING...

Section 153.009. Interview of Child in Chambers - Sec. 153.009. INTERVIEW OF CHILD IN CHAMBERS. (a) In a...

Section 153.010. Order for Family Counseling - Sec. 153.010. ORDER FOR FAMILY COUNSELING. (a) If the court...

Section 153.011. Security Bond - Sec. 153.011. SECURITY BOND. If the court finds that a...

Section 153.012. Right to Privacy; Deletion of Personal Information in Records - Sec. 153.012. RIGHT TO PRIVACY; DELETION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN...

Section 153.013. False Report of Child Abuse - Sec. 153.013. FALSE REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE. (a) If a...

Section 153.014. Visitation Centers and Visitation Exchange Facilities - Sec. 153.014. VISITATION CENTERS AND VISITATION EXCHANGE FACILITIES. A county...

Section 153.015. Electronic Communication With Child by Conservator - Sec. 153.015. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION WITH CHILD BY CONSERVATOR. (a) In...

Subchapter B. Parent Appointed as Conservator: in General

Section 153.071. Court to Specify Rights and Duties of Parent Appointed a Conservator - Sec. 153.071. COURT TO SPECIFY RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARENT...

Section 153.072. Written Finding Required to Limit Parental Rights and Duties - Sec. 153.072. WRITTEN FINDING REQUIRED TO LIMIT PARENTAL RIGHTS AND...

Section 153.073. Rights of Parent at All Times - Sec. 153.073. RIGHTS OF PARENT AT ALL TIMES. (a) Unless...

Section 153.074. Rights and Duties During Period of Possession - Sec. 153.074. RIGHTS AND DUTIES DURING PERIOD OF POSSESSION. Unless...

Section 153.075. Duties of Parent Not Appointed Conservator - Sec. 153.075. DUTIES OF PARENT NOT APPOINTED CONSERVATOR. The court...

Section 153.076. Duty to Provide Information - Sec. 153.076. DUTY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. (a) The court shall...

Subchapter C. Parent Appointed as Sole or Joint Managing Conservator

Section 153.131. Presumption That Parent to Be Appointed Managing Conservator - Sec. 153.131. PRESUMPTION THAT PARENT TO BE APPOINTED MANAGING CONSERVATOR....

Section 153.132. Rights and Duties of Parent Appointed Sole Managing Conservator - Sec. 153.132. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARENT APPOINTED SOLE MANAGING...

Section 153.133. Parenting Plan for Joint Managing Conservatorship - Sec. 153.133. PARENTING PLAN FOR JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATORSHIP. (a) If...

Section 153.134. Court-Ordered Joint Conservatorship - Sec. 153.134. COURT-ORDERED JOINT CONSERVATORSHIP. (a) If a written agreed...

Section 153.135. Equal Possession Not Required - Sec. 153.135. EQUAL POSSESSION NOT REQUIRED. Joint managing conservatorship does...

Section 153.138. Child Support Order Affecting Joint Conservators - Sec. 153.138. CHILD SUPPORT ORDER AFFECTING JOINT CONSERVATORS. The appointment...

Subchapter D. Parent Appointed as Possessory Conservator

Section 153.191. Presumption That Parent to Be Appointed Possessory Conservator - Sec. 153.191. PRESUMPTION THAT PARENT TO BE APPOINTED POSSESSORY CONSERVATOR....

Section 153.192. Rights and Duties of Parent Appointed Possessory Conservator - Sec. 153.192. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARENT APPOINTED POSSESSORY CONSERVATOR....

Section 153.193. Minimal Restriction on Parent's Possession or Access - Sec. 153.193. MINIMAL RESTRICTION ON PARENT'S POSSESSION OR ACCESS. The...

Subchapter E. Guidelines for the Possession of a Child by a Parent Named as Possessory Conservator

Section 153.251. Policy and General Application of Guidelines - Sec. 153.251. POLICY AND GENERAL APPLICATION OF GUIDELINES. (a) The...

Section 153.252. Rebuttable Presumption - Sec. 153.252. REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION. In a suit, there is a...

Section 153.253. Standard Possession Order Inappropriate or Unworkable - Sec. 153.253. STANDARD POSSESSION ORDER INAPPROPRIATE OR UNWORKABLE. The court...

Section 153.254. Child Less Than Three Years of Age - Sec. 153.254. CHILD LESS THAN THREE YEARS OF AGE. (a)...

Section 153.255. Agreement - Sec. 153.255. AGREEMENT. The court may render an order for...

Section 153.256. Factors for Court to Consider - Sec. 153.256. FACTORS FOR COURT TO CONSIDER. In ordering the...

Section 153.257. Means of Travel - Sec. 153.257. MEANS OF TRAVEL. In an order providing for...

Section 153.258. Request for Findings When Order Varies From Standard Order - Sec. 153.258. REQUEST FOR FINDINGS WHEN ORDER VARIES FROM STANDARD...

Subchapter F. Standard Possession Order

Section 153.3101. Reference to "School" in Standard Possession Order - Sec. 153.3101. REFERENCE TO "SCHOOL" IN STANDARD POSSESSION ORDER. In...

Section 153.311. Mutual Agreement or Specified Terms for Possession - Sec. 153.311. MUTUAL AGREEMENT OR SPECIFIED TERMS FOR POSSESSION. The...

Section 153.312. Parents Who Reside 100 Miles or Less Apart - Sec. 153.312. PARENTS WHO RESIDE 100 MILES OR LESS APART....

Section 153.313. Parents Who Reside Over 100 Miles Apart - Sec. 153.313. PARENTS WHO RESIDE OVER 100 MILES APART. If...

Section 153.314. Holiday Possession Unaffected by Distance Parents Reside Apart - Sec. 153.314. HOLIDAY POSSESSION UNAFFECTED BY DISTANCE PARENTS RESIDE APART....

Section 153.315. Weekend Possession Extended by Holiday - Sec. 153.315. WEEKEND POSSESSION EXTENDED BY HOLIDAY. (a) If a...

Section 153.316. General Terms and Conditions - Sec. 153.316. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The court shall order...

Section 153.317. Alternative Beginning and Ending Possession Times - Sec. 153.317. ALTERNATIVE BEGINNING AND ENDING POSSESSION TIMES. (a) If...

Section 153.3171. Beginning and Ending Possession Times for Parents Who Reside 50 Miles or Less Apart - Sec. 153.3171. BEGINNING AND ENDING POSSESSION TIMES FOR PARENTS WHO...

Subchapter G. Appointment of Nonparent as Conservator

Section 153.371. Rights and Duties of Nonparent Appointed as Sole Managing Conservator - Sec. 153.371. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF NONPARENT APPOINTED AS SOLE...

Section 153.372. Nonparent Appointed as Joint Managing Conservator - Sec. 153.372. NONPARENT APPOINTED AS JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATOR. (a) A...

Section 153.3721. Access to Certain Records by Nonparent Joint Managing Conservator - Sec. 153.3721. ACCESS TO CERTAIN RECORDS BY NONPARENT JOINT MANAGING...

Section 153.373. Voluntary Surrender of Possession Rebuts Parental Presumption - Sec. 153.373. VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF POSSESSION REBUTS PARENTAL PRESUMPTION. The...

Section 153.374. Designation of Managing Conservator in Affidavit of Relinquishment - Sec. 153.374. DESIGNATION OF MANAGING CONSERVATOR IN AFFIDAVIT OF RELINQUISHMENT....

Section 153.375. Annual Report by Nonparent Managing Conservator - Sec. 153.375. ANNUAL REPORT BY NONPARENT MANAGING CONSERVATOR. (a) A...

Section 153.376. Rights and Duties of Nonparent Possessory Conservator - Sec. 153.376. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF NONPARENT POSSESSORY CONSERVATOR. (a)...

Section 153.377. Access to Child's Records - Sec. 153.377. ACCESS TO CHILD'S RECORDS. A nonparent possessory conservator...

Subchapter H. Rights of Grandparent, Aunt, or Uncle

Section 153.431. Appointment of Grandparent, Aunt, or Uncle as Managing Conservator - Sec. 153.431. APPOINTMENT OF GRANDPARENT, AUNT, OR UNCLE AS MANAGING...

Section 153.432. Suit for Possession or Access by Grandparent - Sec. 153.432. SUIT FOR POSSESSION OR ACCESS BY GRANDPARENT. (a)...

Section 153.433. Possession of or Access to Grandchild - Sec. 153.433. POSSESSION OF OR ACCESS TO GRANDCHILD. (a) The...

Section 153.434. Limitation on Right to Request Possession or Access - Sec. 153.434. LIMITATION ON RIGHT TO REQUEST POSSESSION OR ACCESS....

Subchapter I. Prevention of International Parental Child Abduction

Section 153.501. Necessity of Measures to Prevent International Parental Child Abduction - Sec. 153.501. NECESSITY OF MEASURES TO PREVENT INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL CHILD...

Section 153.502. Abduction Risk Factors - Sec. 153.502. ABDUCTION RISK FACTORS. (a) To determine whether there...

Section 153.503. Abduction Prevention Measures - Sec. 153.503. ABDUCTION PREVENTION MEASURES. If the court finds that...

Subchapter J. Rights of Siblings

Section 153.551. Suit for Access - Sec. 153.551. SUIT FOR ACCESS. (a) The sibling of a...

Subchapter K. Parenting Plan, Parenting Coordinator, and Parenting Facilitator

Section 153.601. Definitions - Sec. 153.601. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Dispute resolution process"...

Section 153.602. Parenting Plan Not Required in Temporary Order - Sec. 153.602. PARENTING PLAN NOT REQUIRED IN TEMPORARY ORDER. A...

Section 153.603. Requirement of Parenting Plan in Final Order - Sec. 153.603. REQUIREMENT OF PARENTING PLAN IN FINAL ORDER. (a)...

Section 153.6031. Exception to Dispute Resolution Process Requirement - Sec. 153.6031. EXCEPTION TO DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS REQUIREMENT. A requirement...

Section 153.605. Appointment of Parenting Coordinator - Sec. 153.605. APPOINTMENT OF PARENTING COORDINATOR. (a) In a suit...

Section 153.6051. Appointment of Parenting Facilitator - Sec. 153.6051. APPOINTMENT OF PARENTING FACILITATOR. (a) In a suit...

Section 153.606. Duties of Parenting Coordinator - Sec. 153.606. DUTIES OF PARENTING COORDINATOR. (a) The court shall...

Section 153.6061. Duties of Parenting Facilitator - Sec. 153.6061. DUTIES OF PARENTING FACILITATOR. (a) The court shall...

Section 153.607. Presumption of Good Faith; Removal of Parenting Coordinator - Sec. 153.607. PRESUMPTION OF GOOD FAITH; REMOVAL OF PARENTING COORDINATOR....

Section 153.6071. Presumption of Good Faith; Removal of Parenting Facilitator - Sec. 153.6071. PRESUMPTION OF GOOD FAITH; REMOVAL OF PARENTING FACILITATOR....

Section 153.608. Report of Parenting Coordinator - Sec. 153.608. REPORT OF PARENTING COORDINATOR. A parenting coordinator shall...

Section 153.6081. Report of Parenting Facilitator - Sec. 153.6081. REPORT OF PARENTING FACILITATOR. A parenting facilitator shall...

Section 153.6082. Report of Joint Proposal or Statement of Intent; Agreements and Recommendations - Sec. 153.6082. REPORT OF JOINT PROPOSAL OR STATEMENT OF INTENT;...

Section 153.6083. Communications and Recordkeeping of Parenting Facilitator - Sec. 153.6083. COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDKEEPING OF PARENTING FACILITATOR. (a) Notwithstanding...

Section 153.609. Compensation of Parenting Coordinator - Sec. 153.609. COMPENSATION OF PARENTING COORDINATOR. (a) A court may...

Section 153.6091. Compensation of Parenting Facilitator - Sec. 153.6091. COMPENSATION OF PARENTING FACILITATOR. Section 153.609 applies to...

Section 153.610. Qualifications of Parenting Coordinator - Sec. 153.610. QUALIFICATIONS OF PARENTING COORDINATOR. (a) The court shall...

Section 153.6101. Qualifications of Parenting Facilitator - Sec. 153.6101. QUALIFICATIONS OF PARENTING FACILITATOR. (a) The court shall...

Section 153.6102. Parenting Facilitator; Conflicts of Interest and Bias - Sec. 153.6102. PARENTING FACILITATOR; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND BIAS. (a)...

Section 153.611. Exception for Certain Title Iv-D Proceedings - Sec. 153.611. EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN TITLE IV-D PROCEEDINGS. Notwithstanding any...

Subchapter L. Military Duty

Section 153.701. Definitions - Sec. 153.701. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Designated person" means...

Section 153.702. Temporary Orders - Sec. 153.702. TEMPORARY ORDERS. (a) If a conservator is ordered...

Section 153.703. Appointing Designated Person for Conservator With Exclusive Right to Designate Primary Residence of Child - Sec. 153.703. APPOINTING DESIGNATED PERSON FOR CONSERVATOR WITH EXCLUSIVE RIGHT...

Section 153.704. Appointing Designated Person to Exercise Visitation for Conservator With Exclusive Right to Designate Primary Residence of Child in Certain Circumstances - Sec. 153.704. APPOINTING DESIGNATED PERSON TO EXERCISE VISITATION FOR CONSERVATOR...

Section 153.705. Appointing Designated Person to Exercise Visitation for Conservator Without Exclusive Right to Designate Primary Residence of Child - Sec. 153.705. APPOINTING DESIGNATED PERSON TO EXERCISE VISITATION FOR CONSERVATOR...

Section 153.707. Expedited Hearing - Sec. 153.707. EXPEDITED HEARING. (a) On a motion by the...

Section 153.708. Enforcement - Sec. 153.708. ENFORCEMENT. Temporary orders rendered under this subchapter may...

Section 153.709. Additional Periods of Possession or Access - Sec. 153.709. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF POSSESSION OR ACCESS. (a) Not...

Chapter 154 - Child Support

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....

Chapter 155 - Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction; Transfer

Subchapter A. Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction

Section 155.001. Acquiring Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction - Sec. 155.001. ACQUIRING CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION. (a) Except as otherwise...

Section 155.002. Retaining Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction - Sec. 155.002. RETAINING CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION. Except as otherwise provided...

Section 155.003. Exercise of Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction - Sec. 155.003. EXERCISE OF CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION. (a) Except as...

Section 155.004. Loss of Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction - Sec. 155.004. LOSS OF CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION. (a) A court...

Section 155.005. Jurisdiction Pending Transfer - Sec. 155.005. JURISDICTION PENDING TRANSFER. (a) During the transfer of...

Subchapter B. Identification of Court of Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction

Section 155.101. Request for Identification of Court of Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction - Sec. 155.101. REQUEST FOR IDENTIFICATION OF COURT OF CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE...

Section 155.102. Dismissal - Sec. 155.102. DISMISSAL. If a court in which a suit...

Section 155.103. Reliance on Vital Statistics Unit Information - Sec. 155.103. RELIANCE ON VITAL STATISTICS UNIT INFORMATION. (a) A...

Section 155.104. Voidable Order - Sec. 155.104. VOIDABLE ORDER. (a) If a request for information...

Subchapter C. Transfer of Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction

Section 155.201. Mandatory Transfer - Sec. 155.201. MANDATORY TRANSFER. (a) On the filing of a...

Section 155.202. Discretionary Transfer - Sec. 155.202. DISCRETIONARY TRANSFER. (a) If the basis of a...

Section 155.203. Determining County of Child's Residence - Sec. 155.203. DETERMINING COUNTY OF CHILD'S RESIDENCE. In computing the...

Section 155.204. Procedure for Transfer - Sec. 155.204. PROCEDURE FOR TRANSFER. (a) A motion to transfer...

Section 155.205. Transfer of Child Support Registry - Sec. 155.205. TRANSFER OF CHILD SUPPORT REGISTRY. (a) On rendition...

Section 155.206. Effect of Transfer - Sec. 155.206. EFFECT OF TRANSFER. (a) A court to which...

Section 155.207. Transfer of Court Files - Sec. 155.207. TRANSFER OF COURT FILES. (a) Not later than...

Subchapter D. Transfer of Proceedings Within the State When Party or Child Resides Outside the State

Section 155.301. Authority to Transfer - Sec. 155.301. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER. (a) A court of this...

Chapter 156 - Modification

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 156.001. Orders Subject to Modification - Sec. 156.001. ORDERS SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION. A court with continuing,...

Section 156.002. Who Can File - Sec. 156.002. WHO CAN FILE. (a) A party affected by...

Section 156.003. Notice - Sec. 156.003. NOTICE. A party whose rights and duties may...

Section 156.004. Procedure - Sec. 156.004. PROCEDURE. The Texas Rules of Civil Procedure applicable...

Section 156.005. Frivolous Filing of Suit for Modification - Sec. 156.005. FRIVOLOUS FILING OF SUIT FOR MODIFICATION. Notwithstanding Rules...

Section 156.006. Temporary Orders - Sec. 156.006. TEMPORARY ORDERS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 156.007. Certain Filings Not Admissions - Sec. 156.007. CERTAIN FILINGS NOT ADMISSIONS. A party who files...

Subchapter B. Modification of Conservatorship, Possession and Access, or Determination of Residence

Section 156.101. Grounds for Modification of Order Establishing Conservatorship or Possession and Access - Sec. 156.101. GROUNDS FOR MODIFICATION OF ORDER ESTABLISHING CONSERVATORSHIP OR...

Section 156.102. Modification of Exclusive Right to Determine Primary Residence of Child Within One Year of Order - Sec. 156.102. MODIFICATION OF EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO DETERMINE PRIMARY RESIDENCE...

Section 156.103. Increased Expenses Because of Change of Residence - Sec. 156.103. INCREASED EXPENSES BECAUSE OF CHANGE OF RESIDENCE. (a)...

Section 156.104. Modification of Order on Conviction for Child Abuse; Penalty - Sec. 156.104. MODIFICATION OF ORDER ON CONVICTION FOR CHILD ABUSE;...

Section 156.1045. Modification of Order on Conviction for Family Violence - Sec. 156.1045. MODIFICATION OF ORDER ON CONVICTION FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE....

Section 156.105. Modification of Order Based on Military Duty - Sec. 156.105. MODIFICATION OF ORDER BASED ON MILITARY DUTY. The...

Section 156.106. Modification of Order Based on Death of Conservator - Sec. 156.106. MODIFICATION OF ORDER BASED ON DEATH OF CONSERVATOR....

Subchapter E. Modification of Child Support

Section 156.401. Grounds for Modification of Child Support - Sec. 156.401. GROUNDS FOR MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT. (a) Except...

Section 156.402. Effect of Guidelines - Sec. 156.402. EFFECT OF GUIDELINES. (a) The court may consider...

Section 156.403. Voluntary Additional Support - Sec. 156.403. VOLUNTARY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. A history of support voluntarily...

Section 156.404. Net Resources of New Spouse - Sec. 156.404. NET RESOURCES OF NEW SPOUSE. (a) The court...

Section 156.405. Change in Lifestyle - Sec. 156.405. CHANGE IN LIFESTYLE. An increase in the needs,...

Section 156.406. Use of Guidelines for Children in More Than One Household - Sec. 156.406. USE OF GUIDELINES FOR CHILDREN IN MORE THAN...

Section 156.407. Assignment of Child Support Right - Sec. 156.407. ASSIGNMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT RIGHT. A notice of...

Section 156.408. Modification of Support Order Rendered by Another State - Sec. 156.408. MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER RENDERED BY ANOTHER STATE....

Section 156.409. Change in Physical Possession - Sec. 156.409. CHANGE IN PHYSICAL POSSESSION. (a) The court shall,...

Chapter 157 - Enforcement

Subchapter A. Pleadings and Defenses

Section 157.001. Motion for Enforcement - Sec. 157.001. MOTION FOR ENFORCEMENT. (a) A motion for enforcement...

Section 157.002. Contents of Motion - Sec. 157.002. CONTENTS OF MOTION. (a) A motion for enforcement...

Section 157.003. Joinder of Claims and Remedies; No Election of Remedies - Sec. 157.003. JOINDER OF CLAIMS AND REMEDIES; NO ELECTION OF...

Section 157.004. Time Limitations; Enforcement of Possession - Sec. 157.004. TIME LIMITATIONS; ENFORCEMENT OF POSSESSION. The court retains...

Section 157.005. Time Limitations; Enforcement of Child Support - Sec. 157.005. TIME LIMITATIONS; ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT. (a) The...

Section 157.006. Affirmative Defense to Motion for Enforcement - Sec. 157.006. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO MOTION FOR ENFORCEMENT. (a) The...

Section 157.007. Affirmative Defense to Motion for Enforcement of Possession or Access - Sec. 157.007. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO MOTION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF POSSESSION...

Section 157.008. Affirmative Defense to Motion for Enforcement of Child Support - Sec. 157.008. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO MOTION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD...

Section 157.009. Credit for Payment of Disability Benefits - Sec. 157.009. CREDIT FOR PAYMENT OF DISABILITY BENEFITS. In addition...

Subchapter B. Procedure

Section 157.061. Setting Hearing - Sec. 157.061. SETTING HEARING. (a) On filing a motion for...

Section 157.062. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 157.062. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) The notice of hearing...

Section 157.063. Appearance - Sec. 157.063. APPEARANCE. A party makes a general appearance for...

Section 157.064. Special Exception - Sec. 157.064. SPECIAL EXCEPTION. (a) If a respondent specially excepts...

Section 157.065. Notice of Hearing, First Class Mail - Sec. 157.065. NOTICE OF HEARING, FIRST CLASS MAIL. (a) If...

Section 157.066. Failure to Appear - Sec. 157.066. FAILURE TO APPEAR. If a respondent who has...

Subchapter C. Failure to Appear; Bond or Security

Section 157.101. Bond or Security for Release of Respondent - Sec. 157.101. BOND OR SECURITY FOR RELEASE OF RESPONDENT. (a)...

Section 157.102. Capias or Warrant; Duty of Law Enforcement Officials - Sec. 157.102. CAPIAS OR WARRANT; DUTY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS....

Section 157.103. Capias Fees - Sec. 157.103. CAPIAS FEES. (a) The fee for issuing a...

Section 157.104. Conditional Release - Sec. 157.104. CONDITIONAL RELEASE. If the respondent is taken into...

Section 157.105. Release Hearing - Sec. 157.105. RELEASE HEARING. (a) If the respondent is taken...

Section 157.106. Cash Bond as Support - Sec. 157.106. CASH BOND AS SUPPORT. (a) If the respondent...

Section 157.107. Appearance Bond or Security Other Than Cash Bond as Support - Sec. 157.107. APPEARANCE BOND OR SECURITY OTHER THAN CASH BOND...

Section 157.108. Cash Bond as Property of Respondent - Sec. 157.108. CASH BOND AS PROPERTY OF RESPONDENT. A court...

Section 157.109. Security for Compliance With Order - Sec. 157.109. SECURITY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ORDER. (a) The court...

Section 157.110. Forfeiture of Security for Failure to Comply With Order - Sec. 157.110. FORFEITURE OF SECURITY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH...

Section 157.111. Forfeiture Not Defense to Contempt - Sec. 157.111. FORFEITURE NOT DEFENSE TO CONTEMPT. The forfeiture of...

Section 157.112. Joinder of Forfeiture and Contempt Proceedings - Sec. 157.112. JOINDER OF FORFEITURE AND CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS. A motion...

Section 157.113. Application of Bond Pending Writ - Sec. 157.113. APPLICATION OF BOND PENDING WRIT. If the obligor...

Section 157.114. Failure to Appear - Sec. 157.114. FAILURE TO APPEAR. The court may order a...

Section 157.115. Default Judgment - Sec. 157.115. DEFAULT JUDGMENT. (a) The court may render a...

Subchapter D. Hearing and Enforcement Order

Section 157.161. Record - Sec. 157.161. RECORD. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),...

Section 157.162. Proof - Sec. 157.162. PROOF. (a) The movant is not required to...

Section 157.163. Appointment of Attorney - Sec. 157.163. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY. (a) In a motion for...

Section 157.164. Payment of Appointed Attorney - Sec. 157.164. PAYMENT OF APPOINTED ATTORNEY. (a) An attorney appointed...

Section 157.165. Probation of Contempt Order - Sec. 157.165. PROBATION OF CONTEMPT ORDER. The court may place...

Section 157.166. Contents of Enforcement Order - Sec. 157.166. CONTENTS OF ENFORCEMENT ORDER. (a) An enforcement order...

Section 157.167. Respondent to Pay Attorney's Fees and Costs - Sec. 157.167. RESPONDENT TO PAY ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS. (a)...

Section 157.168. Additional Periods of Possession or Access - Sec. 157.168. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF POSSESSION OR ACCESS. (a) A...

Subchapter E. Community Supervision

Section 157.211. Conditions of Community Supervision - Sec. 157.211. CONDITIONS OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. If the court places...

Section 157.212. Term of Community Supervision - Sec. 157.212. TERM OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. The initial period of...

Section 157.213. Community Supervision Fees - Sec. 157.213. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FEES. (a) The court may require...

Section 157.214. Motion to Revoke Community Supervision - Sec. 157.214. MOTION TO REVOKE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. A prosecuting attorney,...

Section 157.215. Arrest for Alleged Violation of Community Supervision - Sec. 157.215. ARREST FOR ALLEGED VIOLATION OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. (a)...

Section 157.216. Hearing on Motion to Revoke Community Supervision - Sec. 157.216. HEARING ON MOTION TO REVOKE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. (a)...

Section 157.217. Discharge From Community Supervision - Sec. 157.217. DISCHARGE FROM COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. (a) When a community...

Subchapter F. Judgment and Interest

Section 157.261. Unpaid Child Support as Judgment - Sec. 157.261. UNPAID CHILD SUPPORT AS JUDGMENT. (a) A child...

Section 157.263. Confirmation of Arrearages - Sec. 157.263. CONFIRMATION OF ARREARAGES. (a) If a motion for...

Section 157.264. Enforcement of Judgment - Sec. 157.264. ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENT. (a) A money judgment rendered...

Section 157.265. Accrual of Interest on Child Support - Sec. 157.265. ACCRUAL OF INTEREST ON CHILD SUPPORT. (a) Interest...

Section 157.266. Date of Delinquency - Sec. 157.266. DATE OF DELINQUENCY. (a) A child support payment...

Section 157.267. Interest Enforced as Child Support - Sec. 157.267. INTEREST ENFORCED AS CHILD SUPPORT. Accrued interest is...

Section 157.268. Application of Child Support Payment - Sec. 157.268. APPLICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT. Child support collected...

Section 157.269. Retention of Jurisdiction - Sec. 157.269. RETENTION OF JURISDICTION. A court that renders an...

Subchapter G. Child Support Lien

Section 157.311. Definitions - Sec. 157.311. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Account" means: (A)...

Section 157.312. General Provisions - Sec. 157.312. GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) A claimant may enforce child...

Section 157.313. Contents of Child Support Lien Notice - Sec. 157.313. CONTENTS OF CHILD SUPPORT LIEN NOTICE. (a) Except...

Section 157.314. Filing Lien Notice or Abstract of Judgment; Notice to Obligor - Sec. 157.314. FILING LIEN NOTICE OR ABSTRACT OF JUDGMENT; NOTICE...

Section 157.3145. Service on Financial Institution - Sec. 157.3145. SERVICE ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. (a) Service of a...

Section 157.315. Recording and Indexing Lien - Sec. 157.315. RECORDING AND INDEXING LIEN. (a) On receipt of...

Section 157.316. Perfection of Child Support Lien - Sec. 157.316. PERFECTION OF CHILD SUPPORT LIEN. (a) Except as...

Section 157.317. Property to Which Lien Attaches - Sec. 157.317. PROPERTY TO WHICH LIEN ATTACHES. (a) A child...

Section 157.3171. Release of Lien on Homestead Property - Sec. 157.3171. RELEASE OF LIEN ON HOMESTEAD PROPERTY. (a) An...

Section 157.318. Duration and Effect of Child Support Lien - Sec. 157.318. DURATION AND EFFECT OF CHILD SUPPORT LIEN. (a)...

Section 157.319. Effect of Lien Notice - Sec. 157.319. EFFECT OF LIEN NOTICE. (a) If a person...

Section 157.320. Priority of Lien as to Real Property - Sec. 157.320. PRIORITY OF LIEN AS TO REAL PROPERTY. (a)...

Section 157.321. Discretionary Release of Lien - Sec. 157.321. DISCRETIONARY RELEASE OF LIEN. A child support lien...

Section 157.322. Mandatory Release of Lien - Sec. 157.322. MANDATORY RELEASE OF LIEN. (a) On payment in...

Section 157.323. Foreclosure or Suit to Determine Arrearages - Sec. 157.323. FORECLOSURE OR SUIT TO DETERMINE ARREARAGES. (a) In...

Section 157.324. Liability for Failure to Comply With Order or Lien - Sec. 157.324. LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ORDER OR...

Section 157.325. Release of Excess Funds to Debtor or Obligor - Sec. 157.325. RELEASE OF EXCESS FUNDS TO DEBTOR OR OBLIGOR....

Section 157.326. Interest of Obligor's Spouse or Another Person Having Ownership Interest - Sec. 157.326. INTEREST OF OBLIGOR'S SPOUSE OR ANOTHER PERSON HAVING...

Section 157.327. Execution and Levy on Financial Assets of Obligor - Sec. 157.327. EXECUTION AND LEVY ON FINANCIAL ASSETS OF OBLIGOR....

Section 157.3271. Levy on Financial Institution Account of Deceased Obligor - Sec. 157.3271. LEVY ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ACCOUNT OF DECEASED OBLIGOR....

Section 157.328. Notice of Levy Sent to Obligor - Sec. 157.328. NOTICE OF LEVY SENT TO OBLIGOR. (a) At...

Section 157.329. No Liability for Compliance With Notice of Levy - Sec. 157.329. NO LIABILITY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH NOTICE OF LEVY....

Section 157.330. Failure to Comply With Notice of Levy - Sec. 157.330. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH NOTICE OF LEVY. (a)...

Section 157.331. Additional Levy to Satisfy Arrearages - Sec. 157.331. ADDITIONAL LEVY TO SATISFY ARREARAGES. If the property...

Subchapter H. Habeas Corpus

Section 157.371. Jurisdiction - Sec. 157.371. JURISDICTION. (a) The relator may file a petition...

Section 157.372. Return of Child - Sec. 157.372. RETURN OF CHILD. (a) Subject to Chapter 152...

Section 157.373. Relator Relinquished Possession; Temporary Orders - Sec. 157.373. RELATOR RELINQUISHED POSSESSION; TEMPORARY ORDERS. (a) If the...

Section 157.374. Welfare of Child - Sec. 157.374. WELFARE OF CHILD. Notwithstanding any other provision of...

Section 157.375. Immunity to Civil Process - Sec. 157.375. IMMUNITY TO CIVIL PROCESS. (a) While in this...

Section 157.376. No Existing Order - Sec. 157.376. NO EXISTING ORDER. (a) If the right to...

Subchapter I. Clarification of Orders

Section 157.421. Clarifying Nonspecific Order - Sec. 157.421. CLARIFYING NONSPECIFIC ORDER. (a) A court may clarify...

Section 157.422. Procedure - Sec. 157.422. PROCEDURE. (a) The procedure for filing a motion...

Section 157.423. Substantive Change Not Enforceable - Sec. 157.423. SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE NOT ENFORCEABLE. (a) A court may...

Section 157.424. Relation to Motion for Contempt - Sec. 157.424. RELATION TO MOTION FOR CONTEMPT. The court may...

Section 157.425. Order Not Retroactive - Sec. 157.425. ORDER NOT RETROACTIVE. The court may not provide...

Section 157.426. Time Allowed to Comply - Sec. 157.426. TIME ALLOWED TO COMPLY. (a) In a clarification...

Subchapter J. Child Support Qualified Domestic Relations Order

Section 157.501. Jurisdiction for Qualified Domestic Relations Order - Sec. 157.501. JURISDICTION FOR QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER. (a) The...

Section 157.502. Procedure - Sec. 157.502. PROCEDURE. (a) A party to a child support...

Section 157.503. Temporary Orders - Sec. 157.503. TEMPORARY ORDERS. (a) While a suit for a...

Section 157.504. Defective Prior Domestic Relations Order - Sec. 157.504. DEFECTIVE PRIOR DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER. If a plan...

Section 157.505. Amendment of Qualified Domestic Relations Order - Sec. 157.505. AMENDMENT OF QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER. (a) A...

Section 157.506. Liberal Construction - Sec. 157.506. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION. The court shall liberally construe this...

Section 157.507. Attorney's Fees and Costs - Sec. 157.507. ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS. (a) In a proceeding...

Section 157.508. Conflicts With Other Law - Sec. 157.508. CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW. (a) To the extent...

Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support

Subchapter A. Income Withholding Required; General Provisions

Section 158.001. Income Withholding; General Rule - Sec. 158.001. INCOME WITHHOLDING; GENERAL RULE. In a proceeding in...

Section 158.002. Suspension of Income Withholding - Sec. 158.002. SUSPENSION OF INCOME WITHHOLDING. Except in a Title...

Section 158.003. Withholding for Arrearages in Addition to Current Support - Sec. 158.003. WITHHOLDING FOR ARREARAGES IN ADDITION TO CURRENT SUPPORT....

Section 158.004. Withholding for Arrearages When No Current Support Is Due - Sec. 158.004. WITHHOLDING FOR ARREARAGES WHEN NO CURRENT SUPPORT IS...

Section 158.005. Withholding to Satisfy Judgment for Arrearages - Sec. 158.005. WITHHOLDING TO SATISFY JUDGMENT FOR ARREARAGES. In rendering...

Section 158.0051. Order for Withholding for Costs and Fees - Sec. 158.0051. ORDER FOR WITHHOLDING FOR COSTS AND FEES. (a)...

Section 158.006. Income Withholding in Title Iv-D Suits - Sec. 158.006. INCOME WITHHOLDING IN TITLE IV-D SUITS. In a...

Section 158.007. Extension of Repayment Schedule by Court or Title Iv-D Agency; Unreasonable Hardship - Sec. 158.007. EXTENSION OF REPAYMENT SCHEDULE BY COURT OR TITLE...

Section 158.008. Priority of Withholding - Sec. 158.008. PRIORITY OF WITHHOLDING. An order or writ of...

Section 158.009. Maximum Amount Withheld From Earnings - Sec. 158.009. MAXIMUM AMOUNT WITHHELD FROM EARNINGS. An order or...

Section 158.010. Order or Writ Binding on Employer Doing Business in State - Sec. 158.010. ORDER OR WRIT BINDING ON EMPLOYER DOING BUSINESS...

Section 158.011. Voluntary Withholding by Obligor - Sec. 158.011. VOLUNTARY WITHHOLDING BY OBLIGOR. (a) An obligor may...

Subchapter B. Procedure

Section 158.101. Applicability of Procedure - Sec. 158.101. APPLICABILITY OF PROCEDURE. Except as otherwise provided in...

Section 158.102. Time Limitations - Sec. 158.102. TIME LIMITATIONS. An order or writ for income...

Section 158.103. Contents of Order or Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.103. CONTENTS OF ORDER OR WRIT OF WITHHOLDING. An...

Section 158.104. Request for Issuance of Order or Judicial Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.104. REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF ORDER OR JUDICIAL WRIT...

Section 158.105. Issuance and Delivery of Order or Judicial Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.105. ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF ORDER OR JUDICIAL WRIT...

Section 158.106. Required Forms for Income Withholding - Sec. 158.106. REQUIRED FORMS FOR INCOME WITHHOLDING. (a) The Title...

Subchapter C. Rights and Duties of Employer

Section 158.201. Order or Writ Binding on Employer - Sec. 158.201. ORDER OR WRIT BINDING ON EMPLOYER. (a) An...

Section 158.202. Effective Date of and Duration of Withholding - Sec. 158.202. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AND DURATION OF WITHHOLDING. An...

Section 158.203. Remitting Withheld Payments - Sec. 158.203. REMITTING WITHHELD PAYMENTS. (a) The employer shall remit...

Section 158.204. Employer May Deduct Fee From Earnings - Sec. 158.204. EMPLOYER MAY DEDUCT FEE FROM EARNINGS. An employer...

Section 158.205. Hearing Requested by Employer - Sec. 158.205. HEARING REQUESTED BY EMPLOYER. (a) Not later than...

Section 158.206. Liability and Obligation of Employer; Workers' Compensation Claims - Sec. 158.206. LIABILITY AND OBLIGATION OF EMPLOYER; WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS....

Section 158.207. Employer Receiving More Than One Order or Writ - Sec. 158.207. EMPLOYER RECEIVING MORE THAN ONE ORDER OR WRIT....

Section 158.208. Employer May Combine Amounts Withheld - Sec. 158.208. EMPLOYER MAY COMBINE AMOUNTS WITHHELD. An employer required...

Section 158.209. Employer's Penalty for Discriminatory Hiring or Discharge - Sec. 158.209. EMPLOYER'S PENALTY FOR DISCRIMINATORY HIRING OR DISCHARGE. (a)...

Section 158.210. Fine for Noncompliance - Sec. 158.210. FINE FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. (a) In addition to the...

Section 158.211. Notice of Termination of Employment and of New Employment - Sec. 158.211. NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND OF NEW...

Section 158.212. Improper Payment - Sec. 158.212. IMPROPER PAYMENT. An employer who remits a payment...

Section 158.213. Withholding From Workers' Compensation Benefits - Sec. 158.213. WITHHOLDING FROM WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS. (a) An insurance...

Section 158.214. Withholding From Severance Pay - Sec. 158.214. WITHHOLDING FROM SEVERANCE PAY. (a) In this section,...

Section 158.215. Withholding From Lump-Sum Payments - Sec. 158.215. WITHHOLDING FROM LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS. (a) In this section,...

Subchapter D. Judicial Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk

Section 158.301. Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding; Filing - Sec. 158.301. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING;...

Section 158.302. Contents of Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.302. CONTENTS OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL WRIT...

Section 158.303. Interstate Request for Income Withholding - Sec. 158.303. INTERSTATE REQUEST FOR INCOME WITHHOLDING. (a) The registration...

Section 158.304. Additional Arrearages - Sec. 158.304. ADDITIONAL ARREARAGES. If the notice of application for...

Section 158.306. Delivery of Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding; Time of Delivery - Sec. 158.306. DELIVERY OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL WRIT...

Section 158.307. Motion to Stay Issuance of Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.307. MOTION TO STAY ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING....

Section 158.308. Effect of Filing Motion to Stay - Sec. 158.308. EFFECT OF FILING MOTION TO STAY. The filing...

Section 158.309. Hearing on Motion to Stay - Sec. 158.309. HEARING ON MOTION TO STAY. (a) If a...

Section 158.310. Special Exceptions - Sec. 158.310. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS. (a) A defect in a notice...

Section 158.311. Arrearages - Sec. 158.311. ARREARAGES. (a) Payment of arrearages after receipt of...

Section 158.312. Request for Issuance and Delivery of Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.312. REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF...

Section 158.313. Issuance and Delivery of Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.313. ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING. (a)...

Section 158.314. Contents of Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.314. CONTENTS OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING. The judicial writ...

Section 158.315. Extension of Repayment Schedule by Party; Unreasonable Hardship - Sec. 158.315. EXTENSION OF REPAYMENT SCHEDULE BY PARTY; UNREASONABLE HARDSHIP....

Section 158.316. Payment of Amount to Be Withheld - Sec. 158.316. PAYMENT OF AMOUNT TO BE WITHHELD. The amount...

Section 158.317. Failure to Receive Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.317. FAILURE TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL...

Section 158.319. Issuance and Delivery of Judicial Writ of Withholding to Subsequent Employer - Sec. 158.319. ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING...

Subchapter E. Modification, Reduction, or Termination of Withholding

Section 158.401. Modifications to or Termination of Withholding by Title Iv-D Agency - Sec. 158.401. MODIFICATIONS TO OR TERMINATION OF WITHHOLDING BY TITLE...

Section 158.402. Agreement by Parties Regarding Amount or Duration of Withholding - Sec. 158.402. AGREEMENT BY PARTIES REGARDING AMOUNT OR DURATION OF...

Section 158.403. Modifications to or Termination of Withholding in Voluntary Withholding Cases - Sec. 158.403. MODIFICATIONS TO OR TERMINATION OF WITHHOLDING IN VOLUNTARY...

Section 158.404. Delivery of Order of Reduction or Termination of Withholding - Sec. 158.404. DELIVERY OF ORDER OF REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF...

Section 158.405. Liability of Employers - Sec. 158.405. LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS. The provisions of this chapter...

Subchapter F. Administrative Writ of Withholding

Section 158.501. Issuance of Administrative Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.501. ISSUANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT OF WITHHOLDING. (a) The...

Section 158.502. When Administrative Writ of Withholding May Be Issued - Sec. 158.502. WHEN ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT OF WITHHOLDING MAY BE ISSUED....

Section 158.503. Delivery of Administrative Writ to Employer; Filing With Court or Maintaining Record - Sec. 158.503. DELIVERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT TO EMPLOYER; FILING WITH...

Section 158.504. Contents of Administrative Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.504. CONTENTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT OF WITHHOLDING. (a) The...

Section 158.505. Notice to Obligor - Sec. 158.505. NOTICE TO OBLIGOR. (a) On issuance of an...

Section 158.506. Contest by Obligor to Administrative Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.506. CONTEST BY OBLIGOR TO ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT OF WITHHOLDING....

Section 158.507. Administrative Writ Terminating Withholding - Sec. 158.507. ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT TERMINATING WITHHOLDING. An administrative writ to...

Chapter 159 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

Subchapter A. Conflicts Between Provisions

Section 159.001. Conflicts Between Provisions - Sec. 159.001. CONFLICTS BETWEEN PROVISIONS. If a provision of this...

Subchapter B. General Provisions

Section 159.101. Short Title - Sec. 159.101. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 159.102. Definitions - Sec. 159.102. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Child" means an...

Section 159.103. State Tribunal and Support Enforcement Agency - Sec. 159.103. STATE TRIBUNAL AND SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. (a) The...

Section 159.104. Remedies Cumulative - Sec. 159.104. REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. (a) Remedies provided by this chapter...

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...

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Texas Statutes Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship

Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship