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TX Fam Code § 157.328 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter G. Child Support Lien|Section 157.328. Notice of Levy Sent to Obligor

Sec. 157.328.  NOTICE OF LEVY SENT TO OBLIGOR.  (a)  At the time the notice of levy under Section 157.327 is delivered to a financial institution, the claimant shall serve the obligor with a copy of the notice.(b)  The notice of levy delivered to the obligor must inform the obligor that:(1)  the claimant will not proceed with levy if, not later than the 10th day after the date of receipt of the notice, the obligor pays in full the amount of arrearages identified in the notice or otherwise makes arrangements acceptable to the claimant for the payment of the arrearage amounts;  and(2)  the obligor may contest the levy by filing suit under Section 157.323 not later than the 10th day after the date of receipt of the notice.(c)  If the claimant is the Title IV-D agency, the obligor receiving a notice of levy may request review by the agency not later than the 10th day after the date of receipt of the notice to resolve any issue in dispute regarding the existence or amount of the arrearages.  The agency shall provide an opportunity for a review, by telephone conference or in person, as appropriate to the circumstances, not later than the fifth business day after the date an oral or written request from the obligor for the review is received.  If the review fails to resolve any issue in dispute, the obligor may file suit under Section 157.323 for a hearing by the court not later than the fifth day after the date of the conclusion of the agency review.  If the obligor fails to timely file suit, the Title IV-D agency may request the financial institution to release and remit the funds subject to levy.(d)  The notice under this section may be delivered to the last known address of the obligor by first class mail, certified mail, or registered mail.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 157.329 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter G. Child Support Lien|Section 157.329. No Liability for Compliance With Notice of Levy

Sec. 157.329.  NO LIABILITY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH NOTICE OF LEVY.  A financial institution that possesses or has a right to an obligor's assets for which a notice of levy has been delivered and that surrenders the assets or right to assets to a child support lien claimant is not liable to the obligor or any other person for the property or rights surrendered.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 157.330 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter G. Child Support Lien|Section 157.330. Failure to Comply With Notice of Levy

Sec. 157.330.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH NOTICE OF LEVY.  (a)  A person who possesses or has a right to property that is the subject of a notice of levy delivered to the person and who refuses to surrender the property or right to property to the claimant on demand is liable to the claimant in an amount equal to the value of the property or right to property not surrendered but that does not exceed the amount of the child support arrearages for which the notice of levy has been filed.(b)  A claimant may recover costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in an action under this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 157.331 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter G. Child Support Lien|Section 157.331. Additional Levy to Satisfy Arrearages

Sec. 157.331.  ADDITIONAL LEVY TO SATISFY ARREARAGES.  If the property or right to property on which a notice of levy has been filed does not produce money sufficient to satisfy the amount of child support arrearages identified in the notice of levy, the claimant may proceed to levy on other property of the obligor until the total amount of child support due is paid.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 157.371 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter H. Habeas Corpus|Section 157.371. Jurisdiction

Sec. 157.371.  JURISDICTION.  (a)  The relator may file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in either the court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction or in a court with jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus in the county in which the child is found.(b)  Although a habeas corpus proceeding is not a suit affecting the parent-child relationship, the court may refer to the provisions of this title for definitions and procedures as appropriate.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.372 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter H. Habeas Corpus|Section 157.372. Return of Child

Sec. 157.372.  RETURN OF CHILD.  (a)  Subject to Chapter 152 and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (28 U.S.C. Section 1738A), if the right to possession of a child is governed by a court order, the court in a habeas corpus proceeding involving the right to possession of the child shall compel return of the child to the relator only if the court finds that the relator is entitled to possession under the order.(b)  If the court finds that the previous order was granted by a court that did not give the contestants reasonable notice of the proceeding and an opportunity to be heard, the court may not render an order in the habeas corpus proceeding compelling return of the child on the basis of that order.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.373 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter H. Habeas Corpus|Section 157.373. Relator Relinquished Possession; Temporary Orders

Sec. 157.373.  RELATOR RELINQUISHED POSSESSION;  TEMPORARY ORDERS.  (a)  If the relator has by consent or acquiescence relinquished actual possession and control of the child for not less than 6 months preceding the date of the filing of the petition for the writ, the court may either compel or refuse to order return of the child.(b)  The court may disregard brief periods of possession and control by the relator during the 6-month period.(c)  In a suit in which the court does not compel return of the child, the court may issue temporary orders under Chapter 105 if a suit affecting the parent-child relationship is pending and the parties have received notice of a hearing on temporary orders set for the same time as the habeas corpus proceeding.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.374 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter H. Habeas Corpus|Section 157.374. Welfare of Child

Sec. 157.374.  WELFARE OF CHILD.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the court may render an appropriate temporary order if there is a serious immediate question concerning the welfare of the child.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.375 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter H. Habeas Corpus|Section 157.375. Immunity to Civil Process

Sec. 157.375.  IMMUNITY TO CIVIL PROCESS.  (a)  While in this state for the sole purpose of compelling the return of a child through a habeas corpus proceeding, the relator is not amenable to civil process and is not subject to the jurisdiction of any civil court except the court in which the writ is pending.  The relator is subject to process and jurisdiction in that court only for the purpose of prosecuting the writ.(b)  A request by the relator for costs, attorney's fees, and necessary travel and other expenses under Chapter 106 or 152 is not a waiver of immunity to civil process.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.376 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter H. Habeas Corpus|Section 157.376. No Existing Order

Sec. 157.376.  NO EXISTING ORDER.  (a)  If the right to possession of a child is not governed by an order, the court in a habeas corpus proceeding involving the right of possession of the child:(1)  shall compel return of the child to the parent if the right of possession is between a parent and a nonparent and a suit affecting the parent-child relationship has not been filed;  or(2)  may either compel return of the child or issue temporary orders under Chapter 105 if a suit affecting the parent-child relationship is pending and the parties have received notice of a hearing on temporary orders set for the same time as the habeas corpus proceeding.(b)  The court may not use a habeas corpus proceeding to adjudicate the right of possession of a child between two parents or between two or more nonparents.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.421 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter I. Clarification of Orders|Section 157.421. Clarifying Nonspecific Order

Sec. 157.421.  CLARIFYING NONSPECIFIC ORDER.  (a)  A court may clarify an order rendered by the court in a proceeding under this title if the court finds, on the motion of a party or on the court's own motion, that the order is not specific enough to be enforced by contempt.(b)  The court shall clarify the order by rendering an order that is specific enough to be enforced by contempt.(c)  A clarified order does not affect the finality of the order that it clarifies.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.422 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter I. Clarification of Orders|Section 157.422. Procedure

Sec. 157.422.  PROCEDURE.  (a)  The procedure for filing a motion for enforcement of a final order applies to a motion for clarification.(b)  A person is not entitled to a jury in a proceeding under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.423 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter I. Clarification of Orders|Section 157.423. Substantive Change Not Enforceable

Sec. 157.423.  SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE NOT ENFORCEABLE.  (a)  A court may not change the substantive provisions of an order to be clarified under this subchapter.(b)  A substantive change made by a clarification order is not enforceable.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.424 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter I. Clarification of Orders|Section 157.424. Relation to Motion for Contempt

Sec. 157.424.  RELATION TO MOTION FOR CONTEMPT.  The court may render a clarification order before a motion for contempt is made or heard, in conjunction with a motion for contempt, or after the denial of a motion for contempt.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.425 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter I. Clarification of Orders|Section 157.425. Order Not Retroactive

Sec. 157.425.  ORDER NOT RETROACTIVE.  The court may not provide that a clarification order is retroactive for the purpose of enforcement by contempt.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.426 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter I. Clarification of Orders|Section 157.426. Time Allowed to Comply

Sec. 157.426.  TIME ALLOWED TO COMPLY.  (a)  In a clarification order, the court shall provide a reasonable time for compliance.(b)  The clarification order may be enforced by contempt after the time for compliance has expired.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter J. Child Support Qualified Domestic Relations Order|Section 157.501. Jurisdiction for Qualified Domestic Relations Order

Sec. 157.501.  JURISDICTION FOR QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER.  (a)  The court that rendered an order for the payment of child support, or the court that obtains jurisdiction to enforce a child support order under Chapter 159, has continuing jurisdiction to render enforceable qualified domestic relations orders or similar orders permitting payment of pension, retirement plan, or other employee benefits to an alternate payee or other lawful payee to satisfy support amounts due under the child support order. A child support order includes a temporary or final order for child support, medical support, or dental support and arrears and interest with respect to that order.(b)  Unless prohibited by federal law, a suit seeking a qualified domestic relations order or similar order under this subchapter applies to a pension, retirement plan, or other employee benefit, regardless of whether the pension, retirement plan, or other employee benefit:(1)  is private, state, or federal;(2)  is subject to another qualified domestic relations order or similar order;(3)  is property that is the subject of a pending proceeding for dissolution of a marriage;(4)  is property disposed of in a previous decree for dissolution of a marriage; or(5)  is the subject of an agreement under Chapter 4.(c)  A court described by Subsection (a) retains jurisdiction to render a qualified domestic relations order or similar order under this subchapter until all support due under the child support order, including arrearages and interest, has been paid.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 (H.B. 867), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 157.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter J. Child Support Qualified Domestic Relations Order|Section 157.502. Procedure

Sec. 157.502.  PROCEDURE.  (a)  A party to a child support order, or the Title IV-D agency in a Title IV-D case, may petition the court for a qualified domestic relations order or similar order in an original suit or in an action for child support enforcement under this chapter.(b)  Each party whose rights may be affected by the petition is entitled to receive notice under Subchapter B.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 (H.B. 867), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 157.503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter J. Child Support Qualified Domestic Relations Order|Section 157.503. Temporary Orders

Sec. 157.503.  TEMPORARY ORDERS.  (a)  While a suit for a qualified domestic relations order or similar order is pending or during an appeal of an enforcement order, and on the motion of a party or on the court's own motion after notice and hearing, the court may render an appropriate order, including the granting of a temporary restraining order and temporary injunction, for the preservation of the pension, retirement plan, or other employee benefits and protection of the parties as the court considers necessary.(b)  An order under this section is not subject to interlocutory appeal.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 (H.B. 867), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 157.504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter J. Child Support Qualified Domestic Relations Order|Section 157.504. Defective Prior Domestic Relations Order

Sec. 157.504.  DEFECTIVE PRIOR DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER.  If a plan administrator or other person acting in an equivalent capacity determines that a domestic relations order does not satisfy the requirements of a qualified domestic relations order or similar order, the court retains continuing jurisdiction over the parties to the extent necessary to render a qualified domestic relations order.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 (H.B. 867), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 157.505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter J. Child Support Qualified Domestic Relations Order|Section 157.505. Amendment of Qualified Domestic Relations Order

Sec. 157.505.  AMENDMENT OF QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER.  (a)  A court that renders a qualified domestic relations order or similar order retains continuing jurisdiction:(1)  to amend the order to correct the order, clarify the terms of the order, or add language to the order to provide for the collection of child support;(2)  to convert the amount or frequency of payments under the order to a formula that is in compliance with the terms of the pension, retirement plan, or employee benefit plan; or(3)  to vacate or terminate the order.(b)  An amended domestic relations order or similar order under this section must be submitted to the plan administrator or other person acting in an equivalent capacity to determine whether the amended order satisfies the requirements of a qualified domestic relations order or similar order. Section 157.504 applies to an order amended under this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 (H.B. 867), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 157.506 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter J. Child Support Qualified Domestic Relations Order|Section 157.506. Liberal Construction

Sec. 157.506.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.  The court shall liberally construe this subchapter to effect payment of pension, retirement plan, or other employee benefits for the satisfaction of the obligor's child support obligation.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 (H.B. 867), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 157.507 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter J. Child Support Qualified Domestic Relations Order|Section 157.507. Attorney's Fees and Costs

Sec. 157.507.  ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS.  (a)  In a proceeding under this subchapter, the court may order the obligor to pay reasonable attorney's fees incurred by a party to obtain the order, all court costs, and all fees charged by a plan administrator for the qualified domestic relations order or similar order.(b)  Fees and costs ordered under this section may be enforced by any means available for the enforcement of child support, including contempt.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 (H.B. 867), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 157.508 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 157 - Enforcement|Subchapter J. Child Support Qualified Domestic Relations Order|Section 157.508. Conflicts With Other Law

Sec. 157.508.  CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW.  (a)  To the extent of a conflict between this subchapter and Chapter 804, Government Code, Chapter 804, Government Code, prevails.(b)  To the extent of a conflict between this subchapter and federal law, the federal law prevails.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 (H.B. 867), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 158.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter A. Income Withholding Required; General Provisions|Section 158.001. Income Withholding; General Rule

Sec. 158.001.  INCOME WITHHOLDING;  GENERAL RULE.  In a proceeding in which periodic payments of child support are ordered, modified, or enforced, the court or the Title IV-D agency shall order that income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor as provided by this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|