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TX Fam Code § 201.317 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle C - Judicial Resources and Services|Chapter 201 - Associate Judge|Subchapter D. Associate Judge for Juvenile Matters|Section 201.317. De Novo Hearing

Sec. 201.317.  DE NOVO HEARING.  (a)  A party may request a de novo hearing before the referring court by filing with the clerk of the referring court a written request not later than the third working day after the date the party receives notice of the substance of the associate judge's report as provided by Section 201.313.(b)  A request for a de novo hearing under this section must specify the issues that will be presented to the referring court. The de novo hearing is limited to the specified issues.(c)  Notice of a request for a de novo hearing before the referring court shall be given to the opposing attorney in the manner provided by Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.(d)  If a request for a de novo hearing before the referring court is filed by a party, any other party may file a request for a de novo hearing before the referring court not later than the third working day after the date the initial request was filed.(e)  The referring court, after notice to the parties, shall hold a de novo hearing not later than the 30th day after the date the initial request for a de novo hearing was filed with the clerk of the referring court.(f)  In the de novo hearing before the referring court, the parties may present witnesses on the issues specified in the request for hearing.  The referring court may also consider the record from the hearing before the associate judge, including the charge to and verdict returned by a jury, if the record was taken by a court reporter.(g)  The denial of relief to a party after a de novo hearing under this section or a party's waiver of the right to a de novo hearing before the referring court does not affect the right of a party to file a motion for new trial, a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or other posttrial motions.(h)  A party may not demand a second jury in a de novo hearing before the referring court if the associate judge's proposed order or judgment resulted from a jury trial.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 6.03, eff. January 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 916 (H.B. 1366), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Fam Code § 201.318 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle C - Judicial Resources and Services|Chapter 201 - Associate Judge|Subchapter D. Associate Judge for Juvenile Matters|Section 201.318. Appellate Review

Sec. 201.318.  APPELLATE REVIEW.  (a)  A party's failure to request a de novo hearing before the referring court or a party's waiver of the right to request a de novo hearing before the referring court does not deprive the party of the right to appeal to or request other relief from a court of appeals or the supreme court.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the date an order or judgment by the referring court is signed is the controlling date for the purposes of appeal to or request for other relief from a court of appeals or the supreme court.(c)  The date an agreed order or a default order is signed by an associate judge is the controlling date for the purpose of an appeal to, or a request for other relief relating to the order from, a court of appeals or the supreme court.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 6.03, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Fam Code § 201.319 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle C - Judicial Resources and Services|Chapter 201 - Associate Judge|Subchapter D. Associate Judge for Juvenile Matters|Section 201.319. Judicial Immunity

Sec. 201.319.  JUDICIAL IMMUNITY.  An associate judge appointed under this subchapter has the judicial immunity of a district judge.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 6.03, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Fam Code § 201.320 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle C - Judicial Resources and Services|Chapter 201 - Associate Judge|Subchapter D. Associate Judge for Juvenile Matters|Section 201.320. Visiting Associate Judge

Sec. 201.320.  VISITING ASSOCIATE JUDGE.  (a)  If an associate judge appointed under this subchapter is temporarily unable to perform the judge's official duties because of absence or illness, injury, or other disability, a judge of a court having jurisdiction of a suit under this title or Title 1 or 4 may appoint a visiting associate judge to perform the duties of the associate judge during the period of the associate judge's absence or disability if the commissioners court of a county in which the court has jurisdiction authorizes the employment of a visiting associate judge.(b)  To be eligible for appointment under this section, a person must have served as an associate judge for at least two years.(c)  Sections 201.001 through 201.017 apply to a visiting associate judge appointed under this section.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 6.03, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Fam Code § 231.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|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 the attorney general is designated as the state's Title IV-D agency.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 231.0012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 231 - Title Iv-D Services|Subchapter A. Administration of Title Iv-D Program|Section 231.0012. Child Support Enforcement Management

Sec. 231.0012.  CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT.  The person appointed by the attorney general as the person responsible for managing the Title IV-D agency's child support enforcement duties shall report directly to the attorney general.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 420, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 231.0013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 231 - Title Iv-D Services|Subchapter A. Administration of Title Iv-D Program|Section 231.0013. Dedication of Funds

Sec. 231.0013.  DEDICATION OF FUNDS.  Appropriations made to the Title IV-D agency for child support enforcement may be expended only for the purposes for which the money was appropriated.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 420, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 231.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 231 - Title Iv-D Services|Subchapter A. Administration of Title Iv-D Program|Section 231.003. Forms and Procedures

Sec. 231.003.  FORMS AND PROCEDURES.  The Title IV-D agency shall by rule promulgate any forms and procedures necessary to comply fully with the intent of this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 231.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 231 - Title Iv-D Services|Subchapter A. Administration of Title Iv-D Program|Section 231.005. Biennial Report Required

Sec. 231.005.  BIENNIAL REPORT REQUIRED.(a)  The Title IV-D agency shall report to the legislature each biennium on:(1)  the effectiveness of the agency's child support enforcement activity in reducing the state's public assistance obligations; and(2)  the use and effectiveness of all enforcement tools authorized by state or federal law or otherwise available to the agency.(b)  The agency shall develop a method for estimating the costs and benefits of the child support enforcement program and the effect of the program on appropriations for public assistance.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 990 (H.B. 1781), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 231.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 231 - Title Iv-D Services|Subchapter A. Administration of Title Iv-D Program|Section 231.008. Disposition of Funds

Sec. 231.008.  DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.  (a)  The Title IV-D agency shall deposit money received under assignments or as fees in a special fund in the state treasury.  The agency may spend money in the fund for the administration of this chapter, subject to the General Appropriations Act.(b)  All other money received under this chapter shall be deposited in a special fund in the state treasury.(c)  Sections 403.094  and 403.095, Government Code, do not apply to a fund described by this section.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 231.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 231 - Title Iv-D Services|Subchapter A. Administration of Title Iv-D Program|Section 231.009. Payment of Penalties

Sec. 231.009.  PAYMENT OF PENALTIES.  From funds appropriated for the Title IV-D agency, the agency shall reimburse the Texas Department of Human Services for any penalty assessed under Title IV-A of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.) that is assessed because of the agency's administration of this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 231.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 231 - Title Iv-D Services|Subchapter A. Administration of Title Iv-D Program|Section 231.010. Cooperation With Department of Protective and Regulatory Services

Sec. 231.010.  COOPERATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES.  (a)  In this section, "department" means the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services.(b)  To the extent possible, the Title IV-D agency shall:(1)  provide to the department access to all of the Title IV-D agency's available child support locating resources;(2)  allow the department to use the Title IV-D agency's child support enforcement system to track child support payments and to have access to the agency's management reports that show payments made;(3)  make reports on Title IV-E, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 670 et seq.), foster care collections available to the department in a timely manner;  and(4)  work with the department to obtain child support payments for protective services cases in which the department is responsible for providing care for children under temporary and final orders.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 228, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Family Code Sec. 231.011 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(53), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 231.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 231 - Title Iv-D Services|Subchapter A. Administration of Title Iv-D Program|Section 231.012. Child Support Work Group

Sec. 231.012.  CHILD SUPPORT WORK GROUP.(a)  The director of the Title IV-D agency may convene a work group representing public and private entities with an interest in child support enforcement in this state to work with the director in developing strategies to improve child support enforcement in this state.(b)  The director of the Title IV-D agency shall appoint the members of the work group after consulting with appropriate public and private entities.(c)  The work group shall meet as convened by the director of the Title IV-D agency and consult with the director on matters relating to child support enforcement in this state, including the delivery of Title IV-D services.(d)  A work group member or the member's designee may not receive compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing the member's duties under this section.(e)  The work group is not an advisory committee as defined by Section 2110.001, Government Code.  Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the work group.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 46, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 47, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 231.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 231 - Title Iv-D Services|Subchapter A. Administration of Title Iv-D Program|Section 231.014. Personnel

Sec. 231.014.  PERSONNEL.  The director of the Title IV-D agency shall provide to the employees of the Title IV-D agency, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for employment under this title, including information regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state employees.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 231.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 231 - Title Iv-D Services|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 IV-D agency may provide all services required or authorized to be provided by Part D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.), including:(1)  parent locator services;(2)  paternity determination;(3)  child support, medical support, and dental support establishment;(4)  review and adjustment of child support orders;(5)  enforcement of child support, medical support, and dental support orders; and(6)  collection and distribution of child support payments.(b)  At the request of either the obligee or obligor, the Title IV-D agency shall review a child support order once every three years and, if appropriate, adjust the support amount to meet the requirements of the child support guidelines under Chapter 154.(c)  Except as notice is included in the child support order, a party subject to a support order shall be provided notice not less than once every three years of the party's right to request that the Title IV-D agency review and, if appropriate, adjust the amount of ordered support.(d)  The Title IV-D agency may review a support order at any time on a showing of a material and substantial change in circumstances, taking into consideration the best interests of the child.  If the Title IV-D agency determines that the primary care and possession of the child has changed, the Title IV-D agency may file a petition for modification under Chapter 156.(e)  The Title IV-D agency shall distribute a child support payment received by the agency from an employer within two working days after the date the agency receives the payment.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 702, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 69, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(22), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 43, eff. September 1, 2018.|
TX Fam Code § 231.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 231 - Title Iv-D Services|Subchapter B. Services Provided by Title Iv-D Program|Section 231.102. Eligibility for Child Support Services

Sec. 231.102.  ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES.  The Title IV-D agency on application or as otherwise authorized by law may provide services for the benefit of a child without regard to whether the child has received public assistance.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 231.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 231 - Title Iv-D Services|Subchapter B. Services Provided by Title Iv-D Program|Section 231.103. Application and Service Fees

Sec. 231.103.  APPLICATION AND SERVICE FEES.  (a)  The Title IV-D agency may:(1)  charge a reasonable application fee;(2)  charge a $35 annual service fee; and(3)  to the extent permitted by federal law, recover costs for the services provided in a Title IV-D case.(b)  An application fee may not be charged in a case in which the Title IV-D agency provides services because the family receives public assistance.(c)  An application fee may not exceed a maximum amount established by federal law.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972, Sec. 65(3), eff. September 1, 2007.(e)  The Title IV-D agency may impose and collect a fee as authorized by federal law for each request for parent locator services under Section 231.101(a).(f)  The state disbursement unit established and operated by the Title IV-D agency under Chapter 234 may collect a monthly service fee of $3 in each case in which support payments are processed through the unit.(g)  The Title IV-D agency by rule shall establish procedures for the imposition of fees and recovery of costs authorized under this section.(g-1)  A fee authorized under this section for providing child support enforcement services is part of the child support obligation if the obligor is responsible for the fee, and may be enforced against the obligor through any method available for the enforcement of child support, including contempt.(h)  The attorney general child support application and service fee account is an account in the general revenue fund in the state treasury.  The account consists of all fees and costs collected under this section.  The Title IV-D agency may only use the money in the account for agency program expenditures.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1262, Sec. 2, 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 48, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 65(3), eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 13.01, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Fam Code § 231.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 231 - Title Iv-D Services|Subchapter B. Services Provided by Title Iv-D Program|Section 231.104. Assignment of Right to Support

Sec. 231.104.  ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHT TO SUPPORT.  (a)  To the extent authorized by federal law, the approval of an application for or the receipt of financial assistance as provided by Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, constitutes an assignment to the Title IV-D agency of any rights to support from any other person that the applicant or recipient may have personally or for a child for whom the applicant or recipient is claiming assistance.(b)  An application for child support services is an assignment of support rights to enable the Title IV-D agency to establish and enforce child support, medical support, and dental support obligations, but an assignment is not a condition of eligibility for services.(c)  Filing a notice of assignment of support rights, a notice of change of payee under Section 231.105, or a pleading by the Title IV-D agency in a suit under this title is evidence of the assignment of support rights to the Title IV-D agency in that cause and is admissible as evidence of the truth of the assignment of support rights and does not require further authentication or verification.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 70, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 53, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 610, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 44, eff. September 1, 2018.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 175 (S.B. 285), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 231.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle D - Administrative Services|Chapter 231 - Title Iv-D Services|Subchapter B. Services Provided by Title Iv-D Program|Section 231.105. Notice of Change of Payee

Sec. 231.105.  NOTICE OF CHANGE OF PAYEE.  (a)  Child support payments for the benefit of a child whose support rights have been assigned to the Title IV-D agency under Section 231.104 shall be made payable to the Title IV-D agency and transmitted to the state disbursement unit as provided by Chapter 234.(b)  If a court has ordered support payments to be made to an applicant for or recipient of financial assistance or to an applicant for or recipient of Title IV-D services, the Title IV-D agency shall, on providing notice to the obligee and the obligor, direct the obligor or other payor to make support payments payable to the Title IV-D agency and to transmit the payments to the state disbursement unit. The Title IV-D agency shall file a copy of the notice with the court ordering the payments and with the child support registry.  The notice must include:(1)  a statement that the child is an applicant for or recipient of financial assistance, or a child other than a recipient child for whom Title IV-D services are provided;(2)  the name of the child and the caretaker for whom support has been ordered by the court;(3)  the style and cause number of the case in which support was ordered;  and(4)  instructions for the payment of ordered support to the agency.(c)  On receipt of a copy of the notice under Subsection (b), the clerk of the court shall file the notice in the appropriate case file.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 71, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|