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TX Fam Code § 231.106 (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 231.106. Notice of Termination of Assignment

Sec. 231.106.  NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF ASSIGNMENT.  (a)  On termination of support rights to the Title IV-D agency, the Title IV-D agency shall, after providing notice to the obligee and the obligor, send a notice of termination of assignment to the obligor or other payor, which may direct that all or a portion of the payments be made payable to the agency and to other persons who are entitled to receive the payments.(b)  The Title IV-D agency shall send a copy of the notice of termination of assignment to the court ordering the support and to the child support registry, and on receipt of the notice the clerk of the court shall file the notice in the appropriate case file.  The clerk may not require an order of the court to terminate the assignment and direct support payments to the person entitled to receive the payment.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 72, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 52, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 231.107 (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 231.107. Certificate of Assignment or of Termination of Assignment

Sec. 231.107.  CERTIFICATE OF ASSIGNMENT OR OF TERMINATION OF ASSIGNMENT.  If an abstract of judgment or a child support lien on support amounts assigned to the Title IV-D agency under this chapter has previously been filed of record, the agency shall file for recordation, with the county clerk of each county in which such abstract or lien has been filed, a certificate that a notice of change of payee or a notice of termination of assignment has been issued by the agency.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 73, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 231.108 (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 231.108. Confidentiality of Records and Privileged Communications

Sec. 231.108.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS AND PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), all files and records of services provided by the Title IV-D agency under this title, including information concerning a custodial parent, a noncustodial parent, a child, or an alleged or presumed father, are confidential.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), all communications made by a recipient of financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, or an applicant for or recipient of services under this chapter are privileged.(c)  The Title IV-D agency may use or release information from the files and records, including information that results from a communication made by a recipient of financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, or by an applicant for or recipient of services under this chapter, for purposes directly connected with the administration of the child support, paternity determination, parent locator, or aid to families with dependent children programs.  The Title IV-D agency may release information from the files and records to a consumer reporting agency in accordance with Section 231.114.(d)  The Title IV-D agency by rule may provide for the release of information to public officials.(e)  The Title IV-D agency may not release information on the physical location of a person if:(1)  a protective order has been entered with respect to the person;  or(2)  there is reason to believe that the release of information may result in physical or emotional harm to the person.(f)  The Title IV-D agency, by rule, may provide for the release of information to persons for purposes not prohibited by federal law.(g)  The final order in a suit adjudicating parentage is available for public inspection as provided by Section 160.633.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 341, Sec. 1.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 74, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 53, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 610, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 231.109 (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 231.109. Attorneys Representing State

Sec. 231.109.  ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING STATE.  (a)  Attorneys employed by the Title IV-D agency may represent this state or another state in an action brought under the authority of federal law or this chapter.(b)  The Title IV-D agency may contract with private attorneys, other private entities, or political subdivisions of the state to provide services in Title IV-D cases.(c)  The Title IV-D agency shall provide copies of all contracts entered into under this section to the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor's Office of Budget and Planning, along with a written justification of the need for each contract, within 60 days after the execution of the contract.(d)  An attorney employed to provide Title IV-D services represents the interest of the state and not the interest of any other party.  The provision of services by an attorney under this chapter does not create an attorney-client relationship between the attorney and any other party.  The agency shall, at the time an application for child support services is made, inform the applicant that neither the Title IV-D agency nor any attorney who provides services under this chapter is the applicant's attorney and that the attorney providing services under this chapter does not provide legal representation to the applicant.(e)  An attorney employed by the Title IV-D agency or as otherwise provided by this chapter may not be appointed or act as an amicus attorney or attorney ad litem for a child or another party.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 341, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 172 (H.B. 307), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 231.110 (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 231.110. Authorization of Service

Sec. 231.110.  AUTHORIZATION OF SERVICE.  The provision of services by the Title IV-D agency under this chapter or Part D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.) does not authorize service on the agency of any legal notice that is required to be served on any party other than the agency.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 231.111 (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 231.111. Disqualification of Agency

Sec. 231.111.  DISQUALIFICATION OF AGENCY.  A court shall not disqualify the Title IV-D agency in a legal action filed under this chapter or Part D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.) on the basis that the agency has previously provided services to a party whose interests may now be adverse to the relief requested.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 231.112 (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 231.112. Information on Paternity Establishment

Sec. 231.112.  INFORMATION ON PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT.  On notification by the state registrar under Section 192.005(d), Health and Safety Code, that the items relating to the child's father are not completed on a birth certificate filed with the state registrar, the Title IV-D agency may provide to:(1)  the child's mother and, if possible, the man claiming to be the child's biological father written information necessary for the man to complete an acknowledgment of paternity as provided by Chapter 160;  and(2)  the child's mother written information:(A)  explaining the benefits of having the child's paternity established;  and(B)  regarding the availability of paternity establishment and child support enforcement services.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 231.113 (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 231.113. Enforcement of Support Obligations in Public Assistance Cases

Sec. 231.113.  ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS IN PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASES.  To the extent possible, the Title IV-D agency shall enforce a child support obligation in a case involving a child who receives financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, not later than the first anniversary of the date the agency receives from the Texas Department of Human Services the information the department is required to provide to assist in the enforcement of that obligation.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 341, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 231.114 (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 231.114. Reports of Child Support Payments to Consumer Reporting Agencies

Sec. 231.114.  REPORTS OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES.  (a)  The Title IV-D agency shall make information available in accordance with this section to a consumer reporting agency regarding the amount of child support owed and the amount paid by an obligor in a Title IV-D case.(b)  Before disclosing the information to consumer reporting agencies, the Title IV-D agency shall send the obligor a notice by mail to the obligor's last known address.  The notice must include:(1)  the information to be released, including the amount of the obligor's child support obligation and delinquency, if any, that will be reported;(2)  the procedure available for the obligor to contest the accuracy of the information;  and(3)  a statement that the information will be released if the obligor fails to contest the disclosure before the 30th day after the date of mailing of the notice.(c)  If the obligor does not contest the disclosure within the period specified by Subsection (b), the Title IV-D agency shall make the information available to the consumer reporting agency.(d)  The Title IV-D agency shall regularly update the information released to a consumer reporting agency under this section to ensure the accuracy of the released information.(e)  The Title IV-D agency may charge a consumer reporting agency a reasonable fee for making information available under this section, including all applicable mailing costs.(f)  In this section:(1)  "Consumer reporting agency" means any person that regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for monetary fees, for dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, to furnish consumer reports to third parties.(2)  "Obligor" means any person required to make payments under the terms of a support order for a child.(3)  "Title IV-D case" means a case in which services are being provided by the Title IV-D agency under Part D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.) seeking to locate an absent parent, determine parentage, or establish, modify, enforce, or monitor a child support obligation.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 341, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 231.115 (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 231.115. Noncooperation by Recipient of Public Assistance

Sec. 231.115.  NONCOOPERATION BY RECIPIENT OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The failure by a person who is a recipient of public assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, to provide accurate information as required by Section 31.0315, Human Resources Code, shall serve as the basis for a determination by the Title IV-D agency that the person did not cooperate with the Title IV-D agency.(b)  The Title IV-D agency shall:(1)  identify the actions or failures to act by a recipient of public assistance that constitute noncooperation with the Title IV-D agency;(2)  adopt rules governing noncompliance;  and(3)  send noncompliance determinations to the Texas Department of Human Services for immediate imposition of sanctions.(c)  In adopting rules under this section that establish the basis for determining that a person has failed to cooperate with the Title IV-D agency, the Title IV-D agency shall consider whether:(1)  good cause exists for the failure to cooperate;(2)  the person has failed to disclose the name and location of an alleged or probable parent of the child, if known by the person, at the time of applying for public assistance or at a subsequent time;  and(3)  the person named a man as the alleged father and the man was subsequently excluded by parentage testing as being the father if the person has previously named another man as the child's father.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 75, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 231.116 (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 231.116. Information on Internet

Sec. 231.116.  INFORMATION ON INTERNET.  The Title IV-D agency shall place on the Internet for public access child support information to assist the public in child support matters, including application forms, child support collection in other states, and profiles of certain obligors who are in arrears in paying child support.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 420, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 231.1165 (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 231.1165. Information on Service of Citation

Sec. 231.1165.  INFORMATION ON SERVICE OF CITATION.  The Title IV-D agency shall update the agency's child support automated system to inform the parties in a suit of the service of citation in the suit not later than the first business day after the date the agency receives notice that citation has been served.  The information required by this section must be available by telephone and on the Internet.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 141, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 231.117 (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 231.117. Unemployed and Underemployed Obligors

Sec. 231.117.  UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED OBLIGORS.  (a)  The Title IV-D agency shall refer to appropriate state and local entities that provide employment services any unemployed or underemployed obligor who is in arrears in court-ordered child support payments.(b)  A referral under Subsection (a) may include:(1)  skills training and job placement through:(A)  the Texas Workforce Commission;  or(B)  the agency responsible for the food stamp employment and training program (7 U.S.C. Section 2015(d));(2)  referrals to education and literacy classes;  and(3)  counseling regarding:(A)  substance abuse;(B)  parenting skills;(C)  life skills;  and(D)  mediation techniques.(c)  The Title IV-D agency may require an unemployed or underemployed obligor to complete the training, classes, or counseling to which the obligor is referred under this section.  The agency shall suspend under Chapter 232 the license of an obligor who fails to comply with the requirements of this subsection.(d)  A court or the Title IV-D agency may issue an order that requires the parent to either work, have a plan to pay overdue child support, or participate in work activities appropriate to pay the overdue support.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 7.20(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Sec. 231.115 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(23), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Sec. 231.115 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 231.118 (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 231.118. Service of Citation

Sec. 231.118.  SERVICE OF CITATION.  (a)  The Title IV-D agency may contract with private process servers to serve a citation, a subpoena, an order, or any other document required or appropriate under law to be served a party.(b)  For the purposes of Rule 103 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, a person who serves a citation or any other document under this section is authorized to serve the document without a written court order authorizing the service.(c)  Issuance and return of the process shall be made in accordance with law and shall be verified by the person serving the document.(d)  Notwithstanding Subsection (c), a return of the process made under this section in a suit may not include the address served if:(1)  a pleading filed in the suit requests a finding under Section 105.006(c); or (2)  the court has previously made a finding and ordered nondisclosure under Section 105.006(c) relating to the parties and the order has not been superseded.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 699 (H.B. 2048), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 231.119 (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 231.119. Ombudsman Program

Sec. 231.119.  OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM.  (a)  The Title IV-D agency shall establish an ombudsman program to process and track complaints against the Title IV-D agency.  The director of the Title IV-D agency shall:(1)  designate an employee to serve as chief ombudsman to manage the ombudsman program;  and(2)  designate an employee in each field office to act as the ombudsman for the office.(b)  The Title IV-D agency shall develop and implement a uniform process for receiving and resolving complaints against the Title IV-D agency throughout the state.  The process shall include statewide procedures to inform the public and recipients of Title IV-D services of the right to file a complaint against the Title IV-D agency, including the mailing addresses and telephone numbers of appropriate Title IV-D agency personnel responsible for receiving complaints and providing related assistance.(c)  The ombudsman in each field office shall ensure that an employee in the field office responds to and attempts to resolve each complaint that is filed with the field office.  If a complaint cannot be resolved at the field office level, the ombudsman in the field office shall refer the complaint to the chief ombudsman.(d)  The Title IV-D agency shall maintain a file on each written complaint filed with the Title IV-D agency.  The file must include:(1)  the name of the person who filed the complaint;(2)  the date the complaint is received by the Title IV-D agency;(3)  the subject matter of the complaint;(4)  the name of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;(5)  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint;  and(6)  an explanation of the reason the file was closed, if the agency closed the file without taking action other than to investigate the complaint.(e)  The Title IV-D agency, at least quarterly until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint and each person who is a subject of the complaint of the status of the investigation of the complaint unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.(f)  The Title IV-D agency shall provide to the person filing the complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint a copy of the Title IV-D agency's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 231.120 (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 231.120. Toll-Free Telephone Number for Employers

Sec. 231.120.  TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR EMPLOYERS.  The Title IV-D agency shall maintain a toll-free telephone number at which personnel are available during normal business hours to answer questions from employers responsible for withholding child support.  The Title IV-D agency shall inform employers about the toll-free telephone number.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 231.121 (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 231.121. Availability of Brochures

Sec. 231.121.  AVAILABILITY OF BROCHURES.  The Title IV-D agency shall ensure that all Title IV-D brochures published by the agency are available to the public at courthouses where family law cases are heard in the state.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 141, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|