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TX Fam Code § 201.106 (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 B. Associate Judge for Title Iv-D Cases|Section 201.106. Child Support Court Monitor and Other Personnel

Sec. 201.106.  CHILD SUPPORT COURT MONITOR AND OTHER PERSONNEL.  (a)  The presiding judge of an administrative judicial region or the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions, by majority vote, may appoint other personnel, including a child support court monitor for each associate judge appointed under this subchapter, as needed to implement and administer the provisions of this subchapter.(b)  The salaries of the personnel and court monitors shall be paid from county funds available for payment of officers' salaries or from funds available from the state and federal government as provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 201.1065 (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 B. Associate Judge for Title Iv-D Cases|Section 201.1065. Duties of Child Support Court Monitor

Sec. 201.1065.  DUTIES OF CHILD SUPPORT COURT MONITOR.  (a)  A child support court monitor appointed under this subchapter shall monitor child support cases in which the obligor is placed on probation for failure to comply with the requirements of a child support order.(b)  In monitoring a child support case, a court monitor shall:(1)  conduct an intake assessment of the needs of an obligor that, if addressed, would enable the obligor to comply with a child support order;(2)  refer an obligor to employment services offered by the employment assistance program under Section 302.0035, Labor Code, if appropriate;(3)  provide mediation services or referrals to services, if appropriate;(4)  schedule periodic contacts with an obligor to assess compliance with the child support order and whether additional support services are required;(5)  monitor the amount and timeliness of child support payments owed and paid by an obligor;  and(6)  if appropriate, recommend that the court:(A)  discharge an obligor from or modify the terms of the obligor's community supervision;  or(B)  revoke an obligor's community supervision.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 201.1066 (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 B. Associate Judge for Title Iv-D Cases|Section 201.1066. Supervision of Associate Judges

Sec. 201.1066.  SUPERVISION OF ASSOCIATE JUDGES.  (a)  The office of court administration shall assist the presiding judges in:(1)  monitoring the associate judges' compliance with job performance standards and federal and state laws and policies;(2)  addressing the training needs and resource requirements of the associate judges;(3)  conducting annual performance evaluations for the associate judges and other personnel appointed under this subchapter based on written personnel performance standards adopted by the presiding judges and performance information solicited from the referring courts and other relevant persons; and(4)  receiving, investigating, and resolving complaints about particular associate judges or the associate judge program under this subchapter based on a uniform process adopted by the presiding judges.(b)  The office of court administration shall develop procedures and a written evaluation form to be used by the presiding judges in conducting the annual performance evaluations under Subsection (a)(3).(c)  Each judge of a court that refers cases to an associate judge under this subchapter may submit to the presiding judge or the office of court administration information on the associate judge's performance during the preceding year based on a uniform process adopted by the presiding judges.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Family Code Sec. 201.1065 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(31), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (S.B. 1139), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 201.107 (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 B. Associate Judge for Title Iv-D Cases|Section 201.107. State and Federal Funds

Sec. 201.107.  STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS.  (a)  The office of court administration may contract with the Title IV-D agency for available state and federal funds under Title IV-D and may employ personnel needed to implement and administer this subchapter.  An associate judge, a court monitor for each associate judge, and other personnel appointed under this subchapter are state employees for all purposes, including accrual of leave time, insurance benefits, retirement benefits, and travel regulations.(b)  The presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions, state agencies, and counties may contract with the Title IV-D agency for available federal funds under Title IV-D to reimburse costs and salaries associated with associate judges, court monitors, and personnel appointed under this subchapter and may also use available state funds and public or private grants.(c)  The presiding judges and the Title IV-D agency shall act and are authorized to take any action necessary to maximize the amount of federal funds available under the Title IV-D program.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 45, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 201.110 (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 B. Associate Judge for Title Iv-D Cases|Section 201.110. Time for Disposition of Title Iv-D Cases

Sec. 201.110.  TIME FOR DISPOSITION OF TITLE IV-D CASES.  (a)  Title IV-D cases must be completed from the time of successful service to the time of disposition within the following time:(1)  75 percent within six months;  and(2)  90 percent within one year.(b)  Title IV-D cases shall be given priority over other cases.(c)  A clerk or judge may not restrict the number of Title IV-D cases that are filed or heard in the courts.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 201.111 (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 B. Associate Judge for Title Iv-D Cases|Section 201.111. Time to Act on Associate Judge's Proposed Order or Judgment That Includes Recommended Finding of Contempt

Sec. 201.111.  TIME TO ACT ON ASSOCIATE JUDGE'S PROPOSED ORDER OR JUDGMENT THAT INCLUDES RECOMMENDED FINDING OF CONTEMPT.  (a)  Not later than the 10th day after the date an associate judge's proposed order or judgment recommending a finding of contempt is signed, the referring court shall:(1)  adopt, modify, or reject the proposed order or judgment;(2)  hear further evidence;  or(3)  recommit the matter for further proceedings.(b)  The time limit in Subsection (a) does not apply if a party has filed a written request for a de novo hearing before the referring court.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 80, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 13, 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (H.B. 2501), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 201.112 (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 B. Associate Judge for Title Iv-D Cases|Section 201.112. Limitation on Law Practice by Certain Associate Judges

Sec. 201.112.  LIMITATION ON LAW PRACTICE BY CERTAIN ASSOCIATE JUDGES.  A full-time associate judge appointed under this subchapter may not engage in the private practice of law.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 201.113 (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 B. Associate Judge for Title Iv-D Cases|Section 201.113. Visiting Associate Judge

Sec. 201.113.  VISITING ASSOCIATE JUDGE.  (a)  If an associate judge appointed under this subchapter is temporarily unable to perform the associate judge's official duties because of absence resulting from family circumstances, illness, injury, disability, or military service, or if there is a vacancy in the position of associate judge, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region in which the associate judge serves or the vacancy occurs may appoint a visiting associate judge for Title IV-D cases to perform the duties of the associate judge during the period the associate judge is unable to perform the associate judge's duties or until another associate judge is appointed to fill the vacancy.(b)  A person is not eligible for appointment under this section unless the person has served as a master or associate judge under this chapter, a district judge, or a statutory county court judge for at least two years before the date of appointment.(c)  A visiting associate judge appointed under this section is subject to each provision of this chapter that applies to an associate judge serving under a regular appointment under this subchapter.  A visiting associate judge appointed under this section is entitled to compensation to be determined by a majority vote of the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions through use of funds under this subchapter.  A visiting associate judge is not considered to be a state employee for any purpose.(d)  Section 2252.901, Government Code, does not apply to the appointment of a visiting associate judge under this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 343 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 760 (S.B. 742), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Fam Code § 201.201 (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 C. Associate Judge for Child Protection Cases|Section 201.201. Authority of Presiding Judge

Sec. 201.201.  AUTHORITY OF PRESIDING JUDGE.  (a)  The presiding judge of each administrative judicial region, after conferring with the judges of courts in the region having family law jurisdiction and a child protection caseload, shall determine which courts require the appointment of a full-time or part-time associate judge to complete cases under Subtitle E within the times specified under that subtitle.(b)  If the presiding judge of an administrative judicial region determines under Subsection (a) that the courts in the region require the appointment of an associate judge, the presiding judge shall appoint an associate judge from a list of the qualified applicants who have submitted an application to the office of court administration.  Before making the appointment, the presiding judge must provide the list to the judges of the courts from which cases will be referred to the associate judge.  Each judge may recommend to the presiding judge the names of one or more applicants for appointment.  An associate judge appointed under this subsection serves for a term of four years from the date the associate judge is appointed and qualifies for office.  The appointment of an associate judge for a term does not affect the at-will employment status of the associate judge.  The presiding judge may terminate an appointment at any time.(b-1)  Before reappointing an associate judge appointed under Subsection (b), the presiding judge must notify each judge of the courts from which cases will be referred to the associate judge of the presiding judge's intent to reappoint the associate judge to another term.  Each judge may submit to the presiding judge a recommendation on whether the associate judge should be reappointed.(c)  An associate judge appointed under this subchapter may be appointed to serve more than one court.  Two or more judges of administrative judicial regions may jointly appoint one or more associate judges to serve the regions.(d)   If an associate judge is appointed for a court, all child protection cases shall be referred to the associate judge by a general order for each county issued by the judge of the court for which the associate judge is appointed or, in the absence of that order, by a general order issued by the presiding judge who appointed the associate judge.(e)  This section does not limit the jurisdiction of a court to issue orders under Subtitle E.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1302, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 377 (S.B. 283), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (S.B. 1139), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 201.202 (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 C. Associate Judge for Child Protection Cases|Section 201.202. Application of Law Governing Associate Judges

Sec. 201.202.  APPLICATION OF LAW GOVERNING ASSOCIATE JUDGES.  Except as provided by this subchapter, Subchapter A applies to an associate judge appointed under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1302, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 44 (S.B. 271), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 201.2021 (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 C. Associate Judge for Child Protection Cases|Section 201.2021. Qualifications

Sec. 201.2021.  QUALIFICATIONS.  (a)  To be eligible for appointment under this subchapter, a person must be  a citizen of the United States, have resided in this state for the two years preceding the date of appointment, and be:(1)  eligible for assignment under Section 74.054, Government Code, because the person is named on the list of retired and former judges maintained by the presiding judge of the administrative region under Section 74.055, Government Code; or(2)  licensed to practice law in this state and have been a practicing lawyer in this state, or a judge of a court in this state who is not otherwise eligible under Subdivision (1), for the four years preceding the date of appointment.(b)  An associate judge appointed under this subchapter shall during the term of appointment reside in the administrative judicial region, or a county adjacent to the region, in which the court to which the associate judge is appointed is located.  An associate judge appointed to serve in two or more administrative judicial regions may reside anywhere in the regions.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 44 (S.B. 271), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 760 (S.B. 742), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Fam Code § 201.203 (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 C. Associate Judge for Child Protection Cases|Section 201.203. Designation of Host County

Sec. 201.203.  DESIGNATION OF HOST COUNTY.  (a)  Subject to the approval of the commissioners court of the proposed host county, the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions by majority vote shall determine the host county of an associate judge appointed under this subchapter.(b)  The host county shall provide an adequate courtroom and quarters, including furniture, necessary utilities, and telephone equipment and service, for the associate judge and other personnel assisting the associate judge.(c)  An associate judge is not required to reside in the host county.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1302, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 201.204 (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 C. Associate Judge for Child Protection Cases|Section 201.204. General Powers of Associate Judge

Sec. 201.204.  GENERAL POWERS OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE.  (a)  On the motion of a party or the associate judge, an associate judge may refer a complex case back to the referring court for final disposition after recommending temporary orders for the protection of a child.(b)  An associate judge may render and sign any pretrial order.(c)  An associate judge may recommend to the referring court any order after a trial on the merits.(d)  An associate judge may hear and render an order in a suit for the adoption of a child for whom the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has been named managing conservator.(e)  An associate judge may hear and render an order in a suit referred to the associate judge by a juvenile court under Section 51.04, subject to the limitations placed on the associate judge's authority in the order of referral.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1302, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (S.B. 1329), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 660 (S.B. 1887), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Fam Code § 201.2041 (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 C. Associate Judge for Child Protection Cases|Section 201.2041. Judicial Action on Associate Judge's Proposed Order or Judgment

Sec. 201.2041.  JUDICIAL ACTION ON ASSOCIATE JUDGE'S PROPOSED ORDER OR JUDGMENT.  (a)  If a request for a de novo hearing before the referring court is not timely filed or the right to a de novo hearing before the referring court is waived, the proposed order or judgment of the associate judge becomes the order or judgment of the referring court by operation of law without ratification by the referring court.(b)  Regardless of whether a de novo hearing is requested before the referring court, a proposed order or judgment rendered by an associate judge that meets the requirements of Section 263.401(d) is considered a final order for purposes of Section 263.401.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (H.B. 2501), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 201.2042 (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 C. Associate Judge for Child Protection Cases|Section 201.2042. De Novo Hearing Before Referring Court

Sec. 201.2042.  DE NOVO HEARING BEFORE REFERRING COURT.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, Section 201.015 applies to a request for a de novo hearing before the referring court.(b)  The party requesting a de novo hearing before the referring court shall file notice with the referring court and the clerk of the referring court.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (H.B. 2501), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 201.205 (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 C. Associate Judge for Child Protection Cases|Section 201.205. Compensation of Associate Judge

Sec. 201.205.  COMPENSATION OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE.  (a)  An associate judge appointed under this subchapter is entitled to a salary in the amount equal to 90 percent of the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012(a), Government Code.(b)  The associate judge's salary shall be paid from county funds available for payment of officers' salaries subject to the approval of the commissioners court or from funds available from the state and federal governments as provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1302, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 2384), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Fam Code § 201.206 (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 C. Associate Judge for Child Protection Cases|Section 201.206. Personnel

Sec. 201.206.  PERSONNEL.  (a)  The presiding judge of an administrative judicial region or the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions, by majority vote, may appoint personnel as needed to implement and administer the provisions of this subchapter.(b)  The salaries of the personnel shall be paid from county funds available for payment of officers' salaries subject to the approval of the commissioners court or from funds available from the state and federal governments as provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1302, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|