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TX Fam Code § 157.108 (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 C. Failure to Appear; Bond or Security|Section 157.108. Cash Bond as Property of Respondent

Sec. 157.108.  CASH BOND AS PROPERTY OF RESPONDENT.  A court shall treat a cash bond posted for the benefit of the respondent as the property of the respondent.  A person who posts the cash bond does not have recourse in relation to an order regarding the bond other than against the respondent.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.109 (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 C. Failure to Appear; Bond or Security|Section 157.109. Security for Compliance With Order

Sec. 157.109.  SECURITY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ORDER.  (a)  The court may order the respondent to execute a bond or post security if the court finds that the respondent:(1)  has on two or more occasions denied possession of or access to a child who is the subject of the order;  or(2)  is employed by an employer not subject to the jurisdiction of the court or for whom income withholding is unworkable or inappropriate.(b)  The court shall set the amount of the bond or security and condition the bond or security on compliance with the court order permitting possession or access or the payment of past-due or future child support.(c)  The court shall order the bond or security payable through the registry of the court:(1)  to the obligee or other person or entity entitled to receive child support payments designated by the court if enforcement of child support is requested;  or(2)  to the person who is entitled to possession or access if enforcement of possession or access is requested.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.110 (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 C. Failure to Appear; Bond or Security|Section 157.110. Forfeiture of Security for Failure to Comply With Order

Sec. 157.110.  FORFEITURE OF SECURITY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ORDER.  (a)  On the motion of a person or entity for whose benefit a bond has been executed or security deposited, the court may forfeit all or part of the bond or security deposit on a finding that the person who furnished the bond or security:(1)  has violated the court order for possession of and access to a child;  or(2)  failed to make child support payments.(b)  The court shall order the registry to pay the funds from a forfeited bond or security deposit to the obligee or person or entity entitled to receive child support payments in an amount that does not exceed the child support arrearages or, in the case of possession of or access to a child, to the person entitled to possession or access.(c)  The court may order that all or part of the forfeited amount be applied to pay attorney's fees and costs incurred by the person or entity bringing the motion for contempt or motion for forfeiture.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.111 (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 C. Failure to Appear; Bond or Security|Section 157.111. Forfeiture Not Defense to Contempt

Sec. 157.111.  FORFEITURE NOT DEFENSE TO CONTEMPT.  The forfeiture of bond or security is not a defense in a contempt proceeding.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.112 (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 C. Failure to Appear; Bond or Security|Section 157.112. Joinder of Forfeiture and Contempt Proceedings

Sec. 157.112.  JOINDER OF FORFEITURE AND CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS.  A motion for enforcement requesting contempt may be joined with a forfeiture proceeding.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.113 (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 C. Failure to Appear; Bond or Security|Section 157.113. Application of Bond Pending Writ

Sec. 157.113.  APPLICATION OF BOND PENDING WRIT.  If the obligor requests to execute a bond or to post security pending a hearing by an appellate court on a writ, the bond or security on forfeiture shall be payable to the obligee.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.114 (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 C. Failure to Appear; Bond or Security|Section 157.114. Failure to Appear

Sec. 157.114.  FAILURE TO APPEAR.  The court may order a capias to be issued for the arrest of the respondent if:(1)  the motion for enforcement requests contempt;(2)  the respondent was personally served;  and(3)  the respondent fails to appear.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.115 (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 C. Failure to Appear; Bond or Security|Section 157.115. Default Judgment

Sec. 157.115.  DEFAULT JUDGMENT.  (a)  The court may render a default order for the relief requested if the respondent:(1)  has been personally served, has filed an answer, or has entered an appearance;  and(2)  does not appear at the designated time, place, and date to respond to the motion.(b)  If the respondent fails to appear, the court may not hold the respondent in contempt but may order a capias to be issued.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.161 (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 D. Hearing and Enforcement Order|Section 157.161. Record

Sec. 157.161.  RECORD.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a record of the hearing in a motion for enforcement shall be made by a court reporter or as provided by Chapter 201.(b)  A record is not required if:(1)  the parties agree to an order;  or(2)  the motion does not request incarceration and the parties waive the requirement of a record at the time of hearing, either in writing or in open court, and the court approves waiver.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.162 (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 D. Hearing and Enforcement Order|Section 157.162. Proof

Sec. 157.162.  PROOF.  (a)  The movant is not required to prove that the underlying order is enforceable by contempt to obtain other appropriate enforcement remedies.(b)  A finding that the respondent is not in contempt does not preclude the court from awarding the petitioner court costs and reasonable attorney's fees or ordering any other enforcement remedy, including rendering a money judgment, posting a bond or other security, or withholding income.(c)  The movant may attach to the motion a copy of a payment record.  The movant may subsequently update that payment record at the hearing.  If a payment record was attached to the motion as authorized by this subsection, the payment record, as updated if applicable, is admissible to prove:(1)  the dates and in what amounts payments were made;(2)  the amount of any accrued interest;(3)  the cumulative arrearage over time; and(4)  the cumulative arrearage as of the final date of the record.(c-1)  A respondent may offer evidence controverting the contents of a payment record under Subsection (c).(d)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 649, Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 649, Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1189 (H.B. 779), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (S.B. 865), Sec. 15, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (H.B. 1674), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 649 (H.B. 847), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 649 (H.B. 847), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Fam Code § 157.163 (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 D. Hearing and Enforcement Order|Section 157.163. Appointment of Attorney

Sec. 157.163.  APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY.  (a)  In a motion for enforcement or motion to revoke community service, the court must first determine whether incarceration of the respondent is a possible result of the proceedings.(b)  If the court determines that incarceration is a possible result of the proceedings, the court shall inform a respondent not represented by an attorney of the right to be represented by an attorney and, if the respondent is indigent, of the right to the appointment of an attorney.(c)  If the court determines that the respondent will not be incarcerated as a result of the proceedings, the court may require a respondent who is indigent to proceed without an attorney.(d)  If the respondent claims indigency and requests the appointment of an attorney, the court shall require the respondent to file an affidavit of indigency.  The court may hear evidence to determine the issue of indigency.(d-1)  The court may conduct a hearing on the issue of indigency through the use of teleconferencing, videoconferencing, or other remote electronic means if the court determines that conducting the hearing in that manner will facilitate the hearing.(e)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the court shall appoint an attorney to represent the respondent if the court determines that the respondent is indigent.(f)  If the respondent is not in custody, an appointed attorney is entitled to not less than 10 days from the date of the attorney's appointment to respond to the movant's pleadings and prepare for the hearing.(g)  If the respondent is in custody, an appointed attorney is entitled to not less than five days from the date the respondent was taken into custody to respond to the movant's pleadings and prepare for the hearing.(h)  The court may shorten or extend the time for preparation if the respondent and the respondent's attorney sign a waiver of the time limit.(i)  The scope of the court appointment of an attorney to represent the respondent is limited to the allegation of contempt or of violation of community supervision contained in the motion for enforcement or motion to revoke community supervision.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 961 (S.B. 1965), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 157.164 (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 D. Hearing and Enforcement Order|Section 157.164. Payment of Appointed Attorney

Sec. 157.164.  PAYMENT OF APPOINTED ATTORNEY.  (a)  An attorney appointed to represent an indigent respondent is entitled to a reasonable fee for services within the scope of the appointment in the amount set by the court.(b)  The fee shall be paid from the general funds of the county according to the schedule for the compensation of counsel appointed to defend criminal defendants as provided in the Code of Criminal Procedure.(c)  For purposes of this section, a proceeding in a court of appeals or the Supreme Court of Texas is considered the equivalent of a bona fide appeal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 157.165 (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 D. Hearing and Enforcement Order|Section 157.165. Probation of Contempt Order

Sec. 157.165.  PROBATION OF CONTEMPT ORDER.  The court may place the respondent on community supervision and suspend commitment if the court finds that the respondent is in contempt of court for failure or refusal to obey an order rendered as provided in this title.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 6.25, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 157.166 (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 D. Hearing and Enforcement Order|Section 157.166. Contents of Enforcement Order

Sec. 157.166.  CONTENTS OF ENFORCEMENT ORDER.  (a)  An enforcement order must include:(1)  in ordinary and concise language the provisions of the order for which enforcement was requested;(2)  the acts or omissions that are the subject of the order;(3)  the manner of the respondent's noncompliance;  and(4)  the relief granted by the court.(b)  If the order imposes incarceration or a fine for criminal contempt, an enforcement order must contain findings identifying, setting out, or incorporating by reference the provisions of the order for which enforcement was requested and the date of each occasion when the respondent's failure to comply with the order was found to constitute criminal contempt.(c)  If the enforcement order imposes incarceration for civil contempt, the order must state the specific conditions on which the respondent may be released from confinement.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 157.167 (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 D. Hearing and Enforcement Order|Section 157.167. Respondent to Pay Attorney's Fees and Costs

Sec. 157.167.  RESPONDENT TO PAY ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS.  (a)  If the court finds that the respondent has failed to make child support payments, the court shall order the respondent to pay the movant's reasonable attorney's fees and all court costs in addition to the arrearages.  Fees and costs ordered under this subsection may be enforced by any means available for the enforcement of child support, including contempt.(b)  If the court finds that the respondent has failed to comply with the terms of an order providing for the possession of or access to a child, the court shall order the respondent to pay the movant's reasonable attorney's fees and all court costs in addition to any other remedy.  If the court finds that the enforcement of the order with which the respondent failed to comply was necessary  to ensure the child's physical or emotional health or welfare, the fees and costs ordered under this subsection may be enforced by any means available for the enforcement of child support, including contempt, but not including income withholding.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), for good cause shown, the court may waive the requirement that the respondent pay attorney's fees and costs if the court states the reasons supporting that finding.(d)  If the court finds that the respondent is in contempt of court for failure or refusal to pay child support and that the respondent owes $20,000 or more in child support arrearages, the court may not waive the requirement that the respondent pay attorney's fees and costs unless the court also finds that the respondent:(1)  is involuntarily unemployed or is disabled; and(2)  lacks the financial resources to pay the attorney's fees and costs.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 477, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1262, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Reenacted and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 253 (H.B. 1174), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 157.168 (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 D. Hearing and Enforcement Order|Section 157.168. Additional Periods of Possession or Access

Sec. 157.168.  ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF POSSESSION OR ACCESS.  (a)  A court may order additional periods of possession of or access to a child to compensate for the denial of court-ordered possession or access.  The additional periods of possession or access:(1)  must be of the same type and duration of the possession or access that was denied;(2)  may include weekend, holiday, and summer possession or access;  and(3)  must occur on or before the second anniversary of the date the court finds that court-ordered possession or access has been denied.(b)  The person denied possession or access is entitled to decide the time of the additional possession or access, subject to the provisions of Subsection (a)(1).|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 52, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 974, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1034, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 157.211 (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 E. Community Supervision|Section 157.211. Conditions of Community Supervision

Sec. 157.211.  CONDITIONS OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.  If the court places the respondent on community supervision and suspends commitment, the terms and conditions of community supervision may include the requirement that the respondent:(1)  report to the community supervision officer as directed;(2)  permit the community supervision officer to visit the respondent at the respondent's home or elsewhere;(3)  obtain counseling on financial planning, budget management, conflict resolution, parenting skills, alcohol or drug abuse, or other matters causing the respondent to fail to obey the order;(4)  pay required child support and any child support arrearages;(5)  pay court costs and attorney's fees ordered by the court;(6)  seek employment assistance services offered by the Texas Workforce Commission under Section 302.0035, Labor Code, if appropriate;  and(7)  participate in mediation or other services to alleviate conditions that prevent the respondent from obeying the court's order.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 702, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 946, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 311, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 157.212 (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 E. Community Supervision|Section 157.212. Term of Community Supervision

Sec. 157.212.  TERM OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.  The initial period of community supervision may not exceed 10 years.  The court may continue the community supervision beyond 10 years until the earlier of:(1)  the second anniversary of the date on which the community supervision first exceeded 10 years; or(2)  the date on which all child support, including arrearages and interest, has been paid.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1313, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 157.213 (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 E. Community Supervision|Section 157.213. Community Supervision Fees

Sec. 157.213.  COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FEES.  (a)  The court may require the respondent to pay a fee to the court in an amount equal to that required of a criminal defendant subject to community supervision.(b)  The court may make payment of the fee a condition of granting or continuing community supervision.(c)  The court shall deposit the fees received under this subchapter as follows:(1)  if the community supervision officer is employed by a community supervision and corrections department, in the special fund of the county treasury provided by the Code of Criminal Procedure to be used for community supervision;  or(2)  if the community supervision officer is employed by a domestic relations office, in one of the following funds, as determined by the office's administering entity:(A)  the general fund for the county in which the domestic relations office is located;  or(B)  the office fund established by the administering entity for the domestic relations office.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 311, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 157.214 (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 E. Community Supervision|Section 157.214. Motion to Revoke Community Supervision

Sec. 157.214.  MOTION TO REVOKE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.  A prosecuting attorney, the Title IV-D agency, a domestic relations office, or a party affected by the order may file a verified motion alleging specifically that certain conduct of the respondent constitutes a violation of the terms and conditions of community supervision.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 311, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|