Tex. Fam. Code § 154.004 · Subchapter A. COURT-ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT
PLACE OF PAYMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The court shall order the payment of child support, medical support, and dental support to the state disbursement unit as provided by Chapter 234.
(b) In a Title IV-D case, the court or the Title IV-D agency shall order that income withheld for child support, medical support, and dental support be paid to the state disbursement unit of this state or, if appropriate, to the state disbursement unit of another state.
(c) This section does not apply to a child support order that:
(1) was initially rendered by a court before January 1, 1994; and
(2) is not being enforced by the Title IV-D agency.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 152 (S.B. 870), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.154.htm
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