Tex. Fam. Code § 154.017 · Subchapter A. COURT-ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES-RELATED ORDERS FOR UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED OBLIGORS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) When establishing, modifying, or enforcing a child support obligation, a court or Title IV-D agency may render an order requiring an unemployed or underemployed obligor to:
(1) enroll and participate fully in a program available in the obligor's community that provides employment assistance, skills training, or job placement services; or
(2) work, have a plan to pay child support, or participate in work activities appropriate to pay the support obligation.
(b) An order rendered under this section is enforceable as provided by Chapter 157.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 152 (S.B. 870), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.154.htm
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