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Chapter 231 - Title Iv-D Services
Subchapter A. Administration of Title Iv-D Program
Section 231.001. Designation of Title Iv-D Agency - Sec. 231.001. DESIGNATION OF TITLE IV-D AGENCY. The office of...
Section 231.0011. Development of Statewide Integrated System for Child Support, Medical Support, and Dental Support Enforcement - Sec. 231.0011. DEVELOPMENT OF STATEWIDE INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR CHILD SUPPORT,...
Section 231.0012. Child Support Enforcement Management - Sec. 231.0012. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT. The person appointed by...
Section 231.0013. Dedication of Funds - Sec. 231.0013. DEDICATION OF FUNDS. Appropriations made to the Title...
Section 231.002. Powers and Duties - Sec. 231.002. POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The Title IV-D agency...
Section 231.003. Forms and Procedures - Sec. 231.003. FORMS AND PROCEDURES. The Title IV-D agency shall...
Section 231.005. Biennial Report Required - Sec. 231.005. BIENNIAL REPORT REQUIRED. (a) The Title IV-D agency...
Section 231.006. Ineligibility to Receive State Grants or Loans or Receive Payment on State Contracts - Sec. 231.006. INELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE STATE GRANTS OR LOANS OR...
Section 231.007. Debts to State - Sec. 231.007. DEBTS TO STATE. (a) A person obligated to...
Section 231.008. Disposition of Funds - Sec. 231.008. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS. (a) The Title IV-D agency...
Section 231.009. Payment of Penalties - Sec. 231.009. PAYMENT OF PENALTIES. From funds appropriated for the...
Section 231.010. Cooperation With Department of Protective and Regulatory Services - Sec. 231.010. COOPERATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES....
Section 231.012. Child Support Work Group - Sec. 231.012. CHILD SUPPORT WORK GROUP. (a) The director of...
Section 231.014. Personnel - Sec. 231.014. PERSONNEL. The director of the Title IV-D agency...
Section 231.015. Insurance Reporting Program - Sec. 231.015. INSURANCE REPORTING PROGRAM. (a) In consultation with the...
Subchapter B. Services Provided by Title Iv-D Program
Section 231.101. Title Iv-D Child Support Services - Sec. 231.101. TITLE IV-D CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES. (a) The Title...
Section 231.102. Eligibility for Child Support Services - Sec. 231.102. ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES. The Title IV-D...
Section 231.103. Application and Service Fees - Sec. 231.103. APPLICATION AND SERVICE FEES. (a) The Title IV-D...
Section 231.104. Assignment of Right to Support - Sec. 231.104. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHT TO SUPPORT. (a) To the...
Section 231.105. Notice of Change of Payee - Sec. 231.105. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF PAYEE. (a) Child support...
Section 231.106. Notice of Termination of Assignment - Sec. 231.106. NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF ASSIGNMENT. (a) On termination...
Section 231.107. Certificate of Assignment or of Termination of Assignment - Sec. 231.107. CERTIFICATE OF ASSIGNMENT OR OF TERMINATION OF ASSIGNMENT....
Section 231.108. Confidentiality of Records and Privileged Communications - Sec. 231.108. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS AND PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS. (a) Except...
Section 231.109. Attorneys Representing State - Sec. 231.109. ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING STATE. (a) Attorneys employed by the...
Section 231.110. Authorization of Service - Sec. 231.110. AUTHORIZATION OF SERVICE. The provision of services by...
Section 231.111. Disqualification of Agency - Sec. 231.111. DISQUALIFICATION OF AGENCY. A court shall not disqualify...
Section 231.112. Information on Paternity Establishment - Sec. 231.112. INFORMATION ON PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT. On notification by the...
Section 231.113. Enforcement of Support Obligations in Public Assistance Cases - Sec. 231.113. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS IN PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASES....
Section 231.114. Reports of Child Support Payments to Consumer Reporting Agencies - Sec. 231.114. REPORTS OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO CONSUMER REPORTING...
Section 231.115. Noncooperation by Recipient of Public Assistance - Sec. 231.115. NONCOOPERATION BY RECIPIENT OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. (a) The...
Section 231.116. Information on Internet - Sec. 231.116. INFORMATION ON INTERNET. The Title IV-D agency shall...
Section 231.1165. Information on Service of Citation - Sec. 231.1165. INFORMATION ON SERVICE OF CITATION. The Title IV-D...
Section 231.117. Unemployed and Underemployed Obligors - Sec. 231.117. UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED OBLIGORS. (a) The Title IV-D...
Section 231.118. Service of Citation - Sec. 231.118. SERVICE OF CITATION. (a) The Title IV-D agency...
Section 231.119. Ombudsman Program - Sec. 231.119. OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM. (a) The Title IV-D agency shall...
Section 231.120. Toll-Free Telephone Number for Employers - Sec. 231.120. TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR EMPLOYERS. The Title IV-D...
Section 231.121. Availability of Brochures - Sec. 231.121. AVAILABILITY OF BROCHURES. The Title IV-D agency shall...
Section 231.1211. Informational Materials on Standard Possession Order - Sec. 231.1211. INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS ON STANDARD POSSESSION ORDER. (a) The...
Section 231.122. Monitoring Child Support Cases; Enforcement - Sec. 231.122. MONITORING CHILD SUPPORT CASES; ENFORCEMENT. The Title IV-D...
Section 231.123. Cooperation With Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Programs - Sec. 231.123. COOPERATION WITH VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. (a)...
Section 231.124. Child Support Arrearages Payment Incentive Program - Sec. 231.124. CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGES PAYMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM. (a) The...
Subchapter C. Payment of Fees and Costs
Section 231.201. Definitions - Sec. 231.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Federal share" means...
Section 231.202. Authorized Costs and Fees in Title Iv-D Cases - Sec. 231.202. AUTHORIZED COSTS AND FEES IN TITLE IV-D CASES....
Section 231.2025. Contingency Fees - Sec. 231.2025. CONTINGENCY FEES. The Title IV-D agency may pay...
Section 231.203. State Exemption From Bond Not Affected - Sec. 231.203. STATE EXEMPTION FROM BOND NOT AFFECTED. This subchapter...
Section 231.204. Prohibited Fees in Title Iv-D Cases - Sec. 231.204. PROHIBITED FEES IN TITLE IV-D CASES. Except as...
Section 231.205. Limitations on Liability of Attorney General for Authorized Fees and Costs - Sec. 231.205. LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR AUTHORIZED...
Section 231.206. Restriction on Fees for Child Support or Registry Services in Title Iv-D Cases - Sec. 231.206. RESTRICTION ON FEES FOR CHILD SUPPORT OR REGISTRY...
Section 231.207. Method of Billing for Allowable Fees - Sec. 231.207. METHOD OF BILLING FOR ALLOWABLE FEES. (a) To...
Section 231.208. Agreements for Reimbursement in Lieu of Fees - Sec. 231.208. AGREEMENTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT IN LIEU OF FEES. (a)...
Section 231.209. Payment for Services Not Affected by This Subchapter - Sec. 231.209. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES NOT AFFECTED BY THIS SUBCHAPTER....
Section 231.210. Authority to Pay Litigation Expenses - Sec. 231.210. AUTHORITY TO PAY LITIGATION EXPENSES. (a) The Title...
Section 231.211. Award of Cost Against Nonprevailing Party in Title Iv-D Case - Sec. 231.211. AWARD OF COST AGAINST NONPREVAILING PARTY IN TITLE...
Subchapter D. Location of Parents and Resources
Section 231.301. Title Iv-D Parent Locator Services - Sec. 231.301. TITLE IV-D PARENT LOCATOR SERVICES. (a) The parent...
Section 231.302. Information to Assist in Location of Persons or Property - Sec. 231.302. INFORMATION TO ASSIST IN LOCATION OF PERSONS OR...
Section 231.303. Title Iv-D Administrative Subpoena - Sec. 231.303. TITLE IV-D ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA. (a) The Title IV-D...
Section 231.305. Memorandum of Understanding on Child Support for Children Receiving Public Assistance - Sec. 231.305. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON CHILD SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN...
Section 231.306. Maximizing Medical Support and Dental Support Establishment and Collection by the Title Iv-D Agency - Sec. 231.306. MAXIMIZING MEDICAL SUPPORT AND DENTAL SUPPORT ESTABLISHMENT AND...
Section 231.307. Financial Institution Data Matches - Sec. 231.307. FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DATA MATCHES. (a) The Title IV-D...
Section 231.308. Public Identification of Certain Obligors - Sec. 231.308. PUBLIC IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN OBLIGORS. (a) The Title...
Section 231.309. Rewards for Information - Sec. 231.309. REWARDS FOR INFORMATION. (a) The Title IV-D agency...
Chapter 232 - Suspension of License
Section 232.001. Definitions - Sec. 232.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "License" means a...
Section 232.002. Licensing Authorities Subject to Chapter - Sec. 232.002. LICENSING AUTHORITIES SUBJECT TO CHAPTER. Unless otherwise restricted...
Section 232.0021. Application of Chapter to Texas Lottery Commission - Sec. 232.0021. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER TO TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION. With...
Section 232.0022. Suspension or Nonrenewal of Motor Vehicle Registration - Sec. 232.0022. SUSPENSION OR NONRENEWAL OF MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION. (a)...
Section 232.003. Suspension of License - Sec. 232.003. SUSPENSION OF LICENSE. (a) A court or the...
Section 232.004. Petition for Suspension of License - Sec. 232.004. PETITION FOR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE. (a) A child...
Section 232.005. Contents of Petition - Sec. 232.005. CONTENTS OF PETITION. (a) A petition under this...
Section 232.006. Notice - Sec. 232.006. NOTICE. (a) On the filing of a petition...
Section 232.007. Hearing on Petition to Suspend License - Sec. 232.007. HEARING ON PETITION TO SUSPEND LICENSE. (a) A...
Section 232.008. Order Suspending License for Failure to Pay Child Support - Sec. 232.008. ORDER SUSPENDING LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO PAY CHILD...
Section 232.009. Default Order - Sec. 232.009. DEFAULT ORDER. The court or Title IV-D agency...
Section 232.010. Review of Final Administrative Order - Sec. 232.010. REVIEW OF FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER. An order issued...
Section 232.011. Action by Licensing Authority - Sec. 232.011. ACTION BY LICENSING AUTHORITY. (a) On receipt of...
Section 232.012. Motion to Revoke Stay - Sec. 232.012. MOTION TO REVOKE STAY. (a) The obligee, support...
Section 232.013. Vacating or Staying Order Suspending License - Sec. 232.013. VACATING OR STAYING ORDER SUSPENDING LICENSE. (a) The...
Section 232.0135. Denial of License Issuance or Renewal - Sec. 232.0135. DENIAL OF LICENSE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL. (a) A...
Section 232.014. Fee by Licensing Authority - Sec. 232.014. FEE BY LICENSING AUTHORITY. (a) A licensing authority...
Section 232.015. Cooperation Between Licensing Authorities and Title Iv-D Agency - Sec. 232.015. COOPERATION BETWEEN LICENSING AUTHORITIES AND TITLE IV-D AGENCY....
Section 232.016. Rules, Forms, and Procedures - Sec. 232.016. RULES, FORMS, AND PROCEDURES. The Title IV-D agency...
Chapter 233 - Child Support Review Process to Establish or Enforce Support Obligations
Section 233.001. Purpose - Sec. 233.001. PURPOSE. (a) The purpose of the procedures specified...
Section 233.002. Agreements Encouraged - Sec. 233.002. AGREEMENTS ENCOURAGED. To the extent permitted by this...
Section 233.003. Bilingual Forms Required - Sec. 233.003. BILINGUAL FORMS REQUIRED. A notice or other form...
Section 233.004. Interpreter Required - Sec. 233.004. INTERPRETER REQUIRED. If a party participating in an...
Section 233.005. Initiating Administrative Actions - Sec. 233.005. INITIATING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS. An administrative action under this...
Section 233.006. Contents of Notice of Child Support Review - Sec. 233.006. CONTENTS OF NOTICE OF CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW. (a)...
Section 233.007. Service of Notice - Sec. 233.007. SERVICE OF NOTICE. (a) A notice required in...
Section 233.008. Administrative Subpoena in Child Support Review - Sec. 233.008. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA IN CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW. In a...
Section 233.009. Notice of Proposed Child Support Review Order; Negotiation Conference - Sec. 233.009. NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW ORDER; NEGOTIATION...
Section 233.0095. Notice of Proposed Child Support Review Order in Cases of Acknowledged Paternity - Sec. 233.0095. NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW ORDER IN...
Section 233.010. Notice of Negotiation Conference; Failure to Attend Conference - Sec. 233.010. NOTICE OF NEGOTIATION CONFERENCE; FAILURE TO ATTEND CONFERENCE....
Section 233.011. Rescheduling Negotiation Conference; Notice Required - Sec. 233.011. RESCHEDULING NEGOTIATION CONFERENCE; NOTICE REQUIRED. (a) The Title...
Section 233.012. Information Required to Be Provided at Negotiation Conference - Sec. 233.012. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED AT NEGOTIATION CONFERENCE....
Section 233.013. Determining Support Amount; Modification - Sec. 233.013. DETERMINING SUPPORT AMOUNT; MODIFICATION. (a) The Title IV-D...
Section 233.014. Record of Proceedings - Sec. 233.014. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS. (a) For the purposes of...
Section 233.015. Issuance of Child Support Review Order or Finding That No Order Should Be Issued; Effect - Sec. 233.015. ISSUANCE OF CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW ORDER OR FINDING...
Section 233.016. Vacating Child Support Review Order - Sec. 233.016. VACATING CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW ORDER. (a) The Title...
Section 233.017. Contents of Child Support Review Order - Sec. 233.017. CONTENTS OF CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW ORDER. (a) An...
Section 233.018. Additional Contents of Agreed Child Support Review Order - Sec. 233.018. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF AGREED CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW ORDER....
Section 233.019. Filing of Agreed Review Order - Sec. 233.019. FILING OF AGREED REVIEW ORDER. (a) The Title...
Section 233.020. Contents of Petition for Confirmation of Nonagreed Order - Sec. 233.020. CONTENTS OF PETITION FOR CONFIRMATION OF NONAGREED ORDER....
Section 233.021. Duties of Clerk of Court - Sec. 233.021. DUTIES OF CLERK OF COURT. (a) On the...
Section 233.022. Form to Request a Court Hearing on Nonagreed Order - Sec. 233.022. FORM TO REQUEST A COURT HEARING ON NONAGREED...
Section 233.023. Time to Request a Court Hearing - Sec. 233.023. TIME TO REQUEST A COURT HEARING. A party...
Section 233.024. Confirmation of Agreed Order - Sec. 233.024. CONFIRMATION OF AGREED ORDER. (a) On the filing...
Section 233.025. Effect of Request for Hearing on Nonagreed Order; Pleading - Sec. 233.025. EFFECT OF REQUEST FOR HEARING ON NONAGREED ORDER;...
Section 233.026. Time for Court Hearing - Sec. 233.026. TIME FOR COURT HEARING. (a) When a timely...
Section 233.027. Nonagreed Order After Hearing - Sec. 233.027. NONAGREED ORDER AFTER HEARING. (a) After the hearing...
Section 233.0271. Confirmation of Nonagreed Order Without Hearing - Sec. 233.0271. CONFIRMATION OF NONAGREED ORDER WITHOUT HEARING. (a) If...
Section 233.028. Special Child Support Review Procedures Relating to Establishment of Parentage - Sec. 233.028. SPECIAL CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW PROCEDURES RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT...
Section 233.029. Administrative Procedure Law Not Applicable - Sec. 233.029. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE LAW NOT APPLICABLE. The child support...
Chapter 234 - State Case Registry, Disbursement Unit, and Directory of New Hires
Subchapter A. Unified State Case Registry and Disbursement Unit
Section 234.001. Establishment and Operation of State Case Registry and State Disbursement Unit - Sec. 234.001. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF STATE CASE REGISTRY AND...
Section 234.002. Integrated System for Child Support, Medical Support, and Dental Support Enforcement - Sec. 234.002. INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR CHILD SUPPORT, MEDICAL SUPPORT, AND...
Section 234.004. Contracts and Cooperative Agreements - Sec. 234.004. CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. (a) The Title IV-D...
Section 234.006. Rulemaking - Sec. 234.006. RULEMAKING. The Title IV-D agency may adopt rules...
Section 234.007. Notice of Place of Payment - Sec. 234.007. NOTICE OF PLACE OF PAYMENT. (a) A court...
Section 234.008. Deposit, Distribution, and Issuance of Payments - Sec. 234.008. DEPOSIT, DISTRIBUTION, AND ISSUANCE OF PAYMENTS. (a) Not...
Section 234.009. Official Child Support Payment Record - Sec. 234.009. OFFICIAL CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT RECORD. (a) The record...
Section 234.0091. Administrative Review of Child Support Payment Record - Sec. 234.0091. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT RECORD. (a)...
Section 234.010. Direct Deposit and Electronic Benefits Transfer of Child Support Payments - Sec. 234.010. DIRECT DEPOSIT AND ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER OF CHILD...
Section 234.012. Release of Information From State Case Registry - Sec. 234.012. RELEASE OF INFORMATION FROM STATE CASE REGISTRY. Unless...
Subchapter B. State Directory of New Hires
Section 234.101. Definitions - Sec. 234.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Employee" means an...
Section 234.102. Operation of New Hire Directory - Sec. 234.102. OPERATION OF NEW HIRE DIRECTORY. In cooperation with...
Section 234.103. Contracts and Cooperative Agreements - Sec. 234.103. CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. The Title IV-D agency...
Section 234.104. Procedures - Sec. 234.104. PROCEDURES. The Title IV-D agency by rule shall...
Section 234.105. Civil Penalty - Sec. 234.105. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) In addition to any other...