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TX Fam Code § 153.707 (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 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter L. Military Duty|Section 153.707. Expedited Hearing

Sec. 153.707.  EXPEDITED HEARING.  (a)  On a motion by the conservator who has been ordered to military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty, the court shall, for good cause shown, hold an expedited hearing if the court finds that the conservator's military duties have a material effect on the conservator's ability to appear in person at a regularly scheduled hearing.(b)  A hearing under this section shall, if possible, take precedence over other suits affecting the parent-child relationship not involving a conservator who has been ordered to military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty.(c)  On a motion by any party, the court shall, after reasonable advance notice and for good cause shown, allow a party to present testimony and evidence by electronic means, including by teleconference or through the Internet.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 727 (S.B. 279), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1113 (H.B. 1012), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Fam Code § 153.708 (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 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter L. Military Duty|Section 153.708. Enforcement

Sec. 153.708.  ENFORCEMENT.  Temporary orders rendered under this subchapter may be enforced by or against the designated person to the same extent that an order would be enforceable against the conservator who has been ordered to military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 727 (S.B. 279), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1113 (H.B. 1012), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Fam Code § 153.709 (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 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter L. Military Duty|Section 153.709. Additional Periods of Possession or Access

Sec. 153.709.  ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF POSSESSION OR ACCESS.  (a)  Not later than the 90th day after the date a conservator without the exclusive right to designate the primary residence of the child who is a member of the armed services concludes the conservator's military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty, the conservator may petition the court to:(1)  compute the periods of possession of or access to the child to which the conservator would have otherwise been entitled during the conservator's deployment; and(2)  award the conservator additional periods of possession of or access to the child to compensate for the periods described by Subdivision (1).(b)  If the conservator described by Subsection (a) petitions the court under Subsection (a), the court:(1)  shall compute the periods of possession or access to the child described by Subsection (a)(1); and(2)  may award to the conservator additional periods of possession of or access to the child for a length of time and under terms the court considers reasonable, if the court determines that:(A)  the conservator was on military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty in a location where access to the child was not reasonably possible; and(B)  the award of additional periods of possession of or access to the child is in the best interest of the child.(c)  In making the determination under Subsection (b)(2), the court:(1)  shall consider:(A)  the periods of possession of or access to the child to which the conservator would otherwise have been entitled during the conservator's military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty, as computed under Subsection (b)(1);(B)  whether the court named a designated person under Section 153.705 to exercise limited possession of the child during the conservator's deployment; and(C)  any other factor the court considers appropriate; and(2)  is not required to award additional periods of possession of or access to the child that equals the possession or access to which the conservator would have been entitled during the conservator's military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty, as computed under Subsection (b)(1).(d)  After the conservator described by Subsection (a) has exercised all additional periods of possession or access awarded under this section, the rights of all affected parties are governed by the terms of the court order applicable when the conservator is not ordered to military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 727 (S.B. 279), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1113 (H.B. 1012), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Fam Code § 154.002 (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 154 - Child Support|Subchapter A. Court-Ordered Child Support|Section 154.002. Child Support Through High School Graduation

Sec. 154.002.  CHILD SUPPORT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.  (a)  The court may render an original support order, or modify an existing order, providing child support past the 18th birthday of the child to be paid only if the child is:(1)  enrolled:(A)  under Chapter 25, Education Code, in an accredited secondary school in a program leading toward a high school diploma;(B)  under Section 130.008, Education Code, in courses for joint high school and junior college credit;  or(C)  on a full-time basis in a private secondary school in a program leading toward a high school diploma;  and(2)  complying with:(A)  the minimum attendance requirements of Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Education Code;  or(B)  the minimum attendance requirements imposed by the school in which the child is enrolled, if the child is enrolled in a private secondary school.(b)  The request for a support order through high school graduation may be filed before or after the child's 18th birthday.(c)  The order for periodic support may provide that payments continue through the end of the month in which the child graduates.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 506, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 154.003 (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 154 - Child Support|Subchapter A. Court-Ordered Child Support|Section 154.003. Manner of Payment

Sec. 154.003.  MANNER OF PAYMENT.  The court may order that child support be paid by:(1)  periodic payments;(2)  a lump-sum payment;(3)  an annuity purchase;(4)  the setting aside of property to be administered for the support of the child as specified in the order;(5)  pension, retirement, or other employee benefits in accordance with an enforceable qualified domestic relations order or similar order under Subchapter J, Chapter 157; or(6)  any combination of periodic payments, lump-sum payments, annuity purchases, or setting aside of property.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 (H.B. 867), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 154.004 (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 154 - Child Support|Subchapter A. Court-Ordered Child Support|Section 154.004. Place of Payment

Sec. 154.004.  PLACE OF PAYMENT.  (a)  The court shall order the payment of child support to the state disbursement unit as provided by Chapter 234.(b)  In a Title IV-D case, the court or the Title IV-D agency shall order that income withheld for child support be paid to the state disbursement unit of this state or, if appropriate, to the state disbursement unit of another state.(c)  This section does not apply to a child support order that:(1)  was initially rendered by a court before January 1, 1994;  and(2)  is not being enforced by the Title IV-D agency.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 154.005 (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 154 - Child Support|Subchapter A. Court-Ordered Child Support|Section 154.005. Payments of Support Obligation by Trust

Sec. 154.005.  PAYMENTS OF SUPPORT OBLIGATION BY TRUST.  (a)  The court may order the trustees of a spendthrift or other trust to make disbursements for the support of a child to the extent the trustees are required to make payments to a beneficiary who is required to make child support payments as provided by this chapter.(b)  If disbursement of the assets of the trust is discretionary, the court may order child support payments from the income of the trust but not from the principal.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 154.006 (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 154 - Child Support|Subchapter A. Court-Ordered Child Support|Section 154.006. Termination of Duty of Support

Sec. 154.006.  TERMINATION OF DUTY OF SUPPORT.  (a)  Unless otherwise agreed in writing or expressly provided in the order or as provided by Subsection (b), the child support order terminates on:(1)  the marriage of the child;(2)  the removal of the child's disabilities for general purposes;(3)  the death of the child;(4)  a finding by a court that the child:(A)  is 18 years of age or older; and(B)  has failed to comply with the enrollment or attendance requirements described by Section 154.002(a);(5)  the issuance under Section 161.005(h) of an order terminating the parent-child relationship between the obligor and the child based on the results of genetic testing that exclude the obligor as the child's genetic father; or(6)  if the child enlists in the armed forces of the United States, the date on which the child begins active service as defined by 10 U.S.C. Section 101.(b)  Unless a nonparent or agency has been appointed conservator of the child under Chapter 153, the order for current child support, and any provision relating to conservatorship, possession, or access terminates on the marriage or remarriage of the obligor and obligee to each other.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 9(a), eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1404 (S.B. 617), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 54 (S.B. 785), Sec. 1, eff. May 12, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 154.007 (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 154 - Child Support|Subchapter A. Court-Ordered Child Support|Section 154.007. Order to Withhold Child Support From Income

Sec. 154.007.  ORDER TO WITHHOLD CHILD SUPPORT FROM INCOME.  (a)  In a proceeding in which periodic payments of child support are ordered, modified, or enforced, the court or Title IV-D agency shall order that income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor as provided by Chapter 158.(b)  If the court does not order income withholding, an order for support must contain a provision for income withholding to ensure that withholding may be effected if a delinquency occurs.(c)  A child support order must be construed to contain a withholding provision even if the provision has been omitted from the written order.(d)  If the order was rendered or last modified before January 1, 1987, the order is presumed to contain a provision for income withholding procedures to take effect in the event a delinquency occurs without further amendment to the order or future action by the court.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 154.008 (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 154 - Child Support|Subchapter A. Court-Ordered Child Support|Section 154.008. Provision for Medical Support and Dental Support

Sec. 154.008.  PROVISION FOR MEDICAL SUPPORT AND DENTAL SUPPORT.  The court shall order medical support and dental support for the child as provided by Subchapters B and D.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2018.|
TX Fam Code § 154.009 (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 154 - Child Support|Subchapter A. Court-Ordered Child Support|Section 154.009. Retroactive Child Support

Sec. 154.009.  RETROACTIVE CHILD SUPPORT.  (a)  The court may order a parent to pay retroactive child support if the parent:(1)  has not previously been ordered to pay support for the child;  and(2)  was not a party to a suit in which support was ordered.(b)  In ordering retroactive child support, the court shall apply the child support guidelines provided by this chapter.(c)  Unless the Title IV-D agency is a party to an agreement concerning support or purporting to settle past, present, or future support obligations by prepayment or otherwise, an agreement between the parties does not reduce or terminate retroactive support that the agency may request.(d)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the court may order a parent subject to a previous child support order to pay retroactive child support if:(1)  the previous child support order terminated as a result of the marriage or remarriage of the child's parents;(2)  the child's parents separated after the marriage or remarriage;  and(3)  a new child support order is sought after the date of the separation.(e)  In rendering an order under Subsection (d), the court may order retroactive child support back to the date of the separation of the child's parents.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 154.010 (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 154 - Child Support|Subchapter A. Court-Ordered Child Support|Section 154.010. No Discrimination Based on Marital Status of Parents or Sex

Sec. 154.010.  NO DISCRIMINATION BASED ON MARITAL STATUS OF PARENTS OR SEX.  The amount of support ordered for the benefit of a child shall be determined without regard to:(1)  the sex of the obligor, obligee, or child;  or(2)  the marital status of the parents of the child.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 154.011 (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 154 - Child Support|Subchapter A. Court-Ordered Child Support|Section 154.011. Support Not Conditioned on Possession or Access

Sec. 154.011.  SUPPORT NOT CONDITIONED ON POSSESSION OR ACCESS.  A court may not render an order that conditions the payment of child support on whether a managing conservator allows a possessory conservator to have possession of or access to a child.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 154.012 (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 154 - Child Support|Subchapter A. Court-Ordered Child Support|Section 154.012. Support Paid in Excess of Support Order

Sec. 154.012.  SUPPORT PAID IN EXCESS OF SUPPORT ORDER.  (a)  If an obligor is not in arrears and the obligor's child support obligation has terminated, the obligee shall return to the obligor a child support payment made by the obligor that exceeds the amount of support ordered, regardless of whether the payment was made before, on, or after the date the child support obligation terminated.(b)  An obligor may file a suit to recover a child support payment under Subsection (a).  If the court finds that the obligee failed to return a child support payment under Subsection (a), the court shall order the obligee to pay to the obligor attorney's fees and all court costs in addition to the amount of support paid after the date the child support order terminated.  For good cause shown, the court may waive the requirement that the obligee pay attorney's fees and costs if the court states the reasons supporting that finding.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 363, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 154.014 (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 154 - Child Support|Subchapter A. Court-Ordered Child Support|Section 154.014. Payments in Excess of Court-Ordered Amount

Sec. 154.014.  PAYMENTS IN EXCESS OF COURT-ORDERED AMOUNT.  (a)  If a child support agency or local child support registry receives from an obligor who is not in arrears a child support payment in an amount that exceeds the court-ordered amount, the agency or registry, to the extent possible, shall give effect to any expressed intent of the obligor for the application of the amount that exceeds the court-ordered amount.(b)  If the obligor does not express an intent for the application of the amount paid in excess of the court-ordered amount, the agency or registry shall:(1)  credit the excess amount to the obligor's future child support obligation;  and(2)  promptly disburse the excess amount to the obligee.(c)  This section does not apply to an obligee who is a recipient of public assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1491, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.  Renumbered from Family Code Sec. 154.013 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(52), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 154.016 (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 154 - Child Support|Subchapter A. Court-Ordered Child Support|Section 154.016. Provision of Support in Event of Death of Parent

Sec. 154.016.  PROVISION OF SUPPORT IN EVENT OF DEATH OF PARENT.  (a)  The court may order a child support obligor to obtain and maintain a life insurance policy, including a decreasing term life insurance policy, that will establish an insurance-funded trust or an annuity payable to the obligee for the benefit of the child that will satisfy the support obligation under the child support order in the event of the obligor's death.(b)  In determining the nature and extent of the obligation to provide for the support of the child in the event of the death of the obligor, the court shall consider all relevant factors, including:(1)  the present value of the total amount of monthly periodic child support payments from the date the child support order is rendered until the month in which the child turns 18 years of age, based on the amount of the periodic monthly child support payment under the child support order;(2)  the present value of the total amount of health insurance and dental insurance premiums payable for the benefit of the child from the date the child support order is rendered until the month in which the child turns 18 years of age, based on the cost of health insurance and dental insurance for the child ordered to be paid; and(3)  in the case of a disabled child under 18 years of age or an adult disabled child, an amount to be determined by the court under Section 154.306.(c)  The court may, on its own motion or on a motion of the obligee, require the child support obligor to provide proof satisfactory to the court verifying compliance with the order rendered under this section.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1404 (S.B. 617), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2018.|
TX Fam Code § 154.061 (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 154 - Child Support|Subchapter B. Computing Net Resources Available for Payment of Child Support|Section 154.061. Computing Net Monthly Income

Sec. 154.061.  COMPUTING NET MONTHLY INCOME.  (a)  Whenever feasible, gross income should first be computed on an annual basis and then should be recalculated to determine average monthly gross income.(b)  The Title IV-D agency shall annually promulgate tax charts to compute net monthly income, subtracting from gross income social security taxes and federal income tax withholding for a single person claiming one personal exemption and the standard deduction.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 154.063 (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 154 - Child Support|Subchapter B. Computing Net Resources Available for Payment of Child Support|Section 154.063. Party to Furnish Information

Sec. 154.063.  PARTY TO FURNISH INFORMATION.  The court shall require a party to:(1)  furnish information sufficient to accurately identify that party's net resources and ability to pay child support;  and(2)  produce copies of income tax returns for the past two years, a financial statement, and current pay stubs.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|