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TX Fam Code § 159.706 (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 159 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Subchapter H. Support Proceeding Under Convention|Section 159.706. Registration of Convention Support Order

Sec. 159.706.  REGISTRATION OF CONVENTION SUPPORT ORDER.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a Convention support order shall register the order in this state as provided in Subchapter G.(b)  Notwithstanding Sections 159.311 and 159.602(a), a request for registration of a Convention support order must be accompanied by:(1)  the complete text of the support order or an abstract or extract of the support order drawn up by the issuing foreign tribunal, which may be in the form recommended by the Hague Conference on Private International Law;(2)  a record stating that the support order is enforceable in the issuing country;(3)  if the respondent did not appear and was not represented in the proceedings in the issuing country, a record attesting, as appropriate, either that the respondent had proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard or that the respondent had proper notice of the support order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal;(4)  a record showing the amount of arrears, if any, and the date the amount was calculated;(5)  a record showing a requirement for automatic adjustment of the amount of support, if any, and the information necessary to make the appropriate calculations; and(6)  if necessary, a record showing the extent to which the applicant received free legal assistance in the issuing country.(c)  A request for registration of a Convention support order may seek recognition and partial enforcement of the order.(d)  A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a Convention support order without the filing of a contest under Section 159.707 only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement of the order would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.(e)  The tribunal shall promptly notify the parties of the registration or the order vacating the registration of a Convention support order.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 58, eff. July 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 159.707 (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 159 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Subchapter H. Support Proceeding Under Convention|Section 159.707. Contest of Registered Convention Support Order

Sec. 159.707.  CONTEST OF REGISTERED CONVENTION SUPPORT ORDER.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, Sections 159.605 through 159.608 apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order.(b)  A party contesting a registered Convention support order shall file a contest not later than 30 days after notice of the registration.  If the contesting party does not reside in the United States, the contest must be filed not later than 60 days after notice of the registration.(c)  If the nonregistering party fails to contest the registered Convention support order by the time specified in Subsection (b), the order is enforceable.(d)  A contest of a registered Convention support order may be based only on grounds set forth in Section 159.708. The contesting party bears the burden of proof.(e)  In a contest of a registered Convention support order, a tribunal of this state:(1)  is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based its jurisdiction; and(2)  may not review the merits of the order.(f)  A tribunal of this state deciding a contest of a registered Convention support order shall promptly notify the parties of its decision.(g)  A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement of a Convention support order unless there are exceptional circumstances.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 58, eff. July 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 159.708 (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 159 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Subchapter H. Support Proceeding Under Convention|Section 159.708. Recognition and Enforcement of Registered Convention Support Order

Sec. 159.708.  RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF REGISTERED CONVENTION SUPPORT ORDER.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (b), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a registered Convention support order.(b)  The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of a registered Convention support order:(1)  recognition and enforcement of the order is manifestly incompatible with public policy, including the failure of the issuing tribunal to observe minimum standards of due process, which include notice and an opportunity to be heard;(2)  the issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction consistent with Section 159.201;(3)  the order is not enforceable in the issuing country;(4)  the order was obtained by fraud in connection with a matter of procedure;(5)  a record transmitted in accordance with Section 159.706 lacks authenticity or integrity;(6)  a proceeding between the same parties and having the same purpose is pending before a tribunal of this state and that proceeding was the first to be filed;(7)  the order is incompatible with a more recent support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose if the more recent support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this chapter in this state;(8)  payment, to the extent alleged arrears have been paid in whole or in part;(9)  in a case in which the respondent neither appeared nor was represented in the proceeding in the issuing foreign country:(A)  if the law of that country provides for prior notice of proceedings, the respondent did not have proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard; or(B)  if the law of that country does not provide for prior notice of the proceedings, the respondent did not have proper notice of the order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal; or(10)  the order was made in violation of Section 159.711.(c)  If a tribunal of this state does not recognize a Convention support order under Subsection (b)(2), (4), or (9):(1)  the tribunal may not dismiss the proceeding without allowing a reasonable time for a party to request the establishment of a new Convention support order; and(2)  the office of the attorney general shall take all appropriate measures to request a child support order for the obligee if the application for recognition and enforcement was received under Section 159.704.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 58, eff. July 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 159.709 (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 159 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Subchapter H. Support Proceeding Under Convention|Section 159.709. Partial Enforcement

Sec. 159.709.  PARTIAL ENFORCEMENT.  If a tribunal of this state does not recognize and enforce a Convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a Convention support order.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 58, eff. July 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 159.710 (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 159 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Subchapter H. Support Proceeding Under Convention|Section 159.710. Foreign Support Agreement

Sec. 159.710.  FOREIGN SUPPORT AGREEMENT.  (a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsections (c) and (d), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state.(b)  An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:(1)  the complete text of the foreign support agreement; and(2)  a record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.(c)  A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.(d)  In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds:(1)  recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;(2)  the agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;(3)  the agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose in this state, another state, or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this chapter in this state; or(4)  the record submitted under Subsection (b) lacks authenticity or integrity.(e)  A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 58, eff. July 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 159.711 (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 159 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Subchapter H. Support Proceeding Under Convention|Section 159.711. Modification of Convention Child Support Order

Sec. 159.711.  MODIFICATION OF CONVENTION CHILD SUPPORT ORDER. (a) A tribunal of this state may not modify a Convention child support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless:(1)  the obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this state, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or(2)  the foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.(b)  If a tribunal of this state does not modify a Convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state, Section 159.708(c) applies.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 58, eff. July 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 159.712 (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 159 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Subchapter H. Support Proceeding Under Convention|Section 159.712. Personal Information; Limit on Use

Sec. 159.712.  PERSONAL INFORMATION; LIMIT ON USE. Personal information gathered or transmitted under this subchapter may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 58, eff. July 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 159.713 (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 159 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Subchapter H. Support Proceeding Under Convention|Section 159.713. Record in Original Language; English Translation

Sec. 159.713.  RECORD IN ORIGINAL LANGUAGE; ENGLISH TRANSLATION. A record filed with a tribunal of this state under this subchapter must be in the original language and, if not in English, must be accompanied by an English translation.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 58, eff. July 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 159.801 (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 159 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Subchapter I. Interstate Rendition|Section 159.801. Grounds for Rendition

Sec. 159.801.  GROUNDS FOR RENDITION.  (a)  For purposes of this subchapter, "governor" includes an individual performing the functions of governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this chapter.(b)  The governor of this state may:(1)  demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found in the other state who is charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee;  or(2)  on the demand of the governor of another state, surrender an individual found in this state who is charged criminally in the other state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee.(c)  A provision for extradition of individuals not inconsistent with this chapter applies to the demand even if the individual whose surrender is demanded was not in the demanding state when the crime was allegedly committed and has not fled from that state.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 42, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 59, eff. July 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 159.802 (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 159 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Subchapter I. Interstate Rendition|Section 159.802. Conditions of Rendition

Sec. 159.802.  CONDITIONS OF RENDITION.(a)  Before making a demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee, the governor of this state may require a prosecutor of this state to demonstrate that, not less than 60 days previously, the obligee had initiated proceedings for support under this chapter or that the proceeding would be of no avail.(b)  If, under this chapter or a law substantially similar to this chapter, the governor of another state makes a demand that the governor of this state surrender an individual charged criminally in that state with having failed to provide for the support of a child or other individual to whom a duty of support is owed, the governor may require a prosecutor to investigate the demand and report whether a proceeding for support has been initiated or would be effective.  If it appears that a proceeding would be effective but has not been initiated, the governor may delay honoring the demand for a reasonable time to permit the initiation of a proceeding.(c)  If a proceeding for support has been initiated and the individual whose rendition is demanded prevails, the governor may decline to honor the demand.  If the petitioner prevails and the individual whose rendition is demanded is subject to a support order, the governor may decline to honor the demand if the individual is complying with the support order.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 43, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 60, eff. July 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 159.901 (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 159 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Subchapter J. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 159.901. Uniformity of Application and Construction

Sec. 159.901.  UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.  In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 61, eff. July 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 160.001 (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 160 - Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter A. Application and Construction|Section 160.001. Application and Construction

Sec. 160.001.  APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.  This chapter shall be applied and construed to promote the uniformity of the law among the states that enact the Uniform Parentage Act.|Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 160.002 (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 160 - Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter A. Application and Construction|Section 160.002. Conflicts Between Provisions

Sec. 160.002.  CONFLICTS BETWEEN PROVISIONS.  If a provision of this chapter conflicts with another provision of this title or another state statute or rule and the conflict cannot be reconciled, this chapter prevails. |Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 160.101 (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 160 - Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter B. General Provisions|Section 160.101. Short Title

Sec. 160.101.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Parentage Act.|Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 160.103 (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 160 - Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter B. General Provisions|Section 160.103. Scope of Chapter; Choice of Law

Sec. 160.103.  SCOPE OF CHAPTER;  CHOICE OF LAW.  (a)  Except as provided by Chapter 233, this chapter governs every determination of parentage in this state.(b)  The court shall apply the law of this state to adjudicate the parent-child relationship.  The applicable law does not depend on:(1)  the place of birth of the child;  or(2)  the past or present residence of the child.(c)  This chapter does not create, enlarge, or diminish parental rights or duties under another law of this state.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 457, Sec. 3.|Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 457, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (S.B. 865), Sec. 22, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Fam Code § 160.104 (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 160 - Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter B. General Provisions|Section 160.104. Authorized Courts

Sec. 160.104.  AUTHORIZED COURTS.  The following courts are authorized to adjudicate parentage under this chapter:(1)  a court with jurisdiction to hear a suit affecting the parent-child relationship under this title;  or(2)  a court with jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage under another law of this state.|Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 160.105 (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 160 - Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter B. General Provisions|Section 160.105. Protection of Participants

Sec. 160.105.  PROTECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.  A proceeding under this chapter is subject to the other laws of this state governing the health, safety, privacy, and liberty of a child or any other individual who may be jeopardized by the disclosure of identifying information, including the person's address, telephone number, place of employment, and social security number and the name of the child's day-care facility and school.|Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 160.106 (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 160 - Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter B. General Provisions|Section 160.106. Determination of Maternity

Sec. 160.106.  DETERMINATION OF MATERNITY.  The provisions of this chapter relating to the determination of paternity apply to a determination of maternity.|Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 160.201 (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 160 - Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter C. Parent-Child Relationship|Section 160.201. Establishment of Parent-Child Relationship

Sec. 160.201.  ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP.  (a)  The mother-child relationship is established between a woman and a child by:(1)  the woman giving birth to the child;(2)  an adjudication of the woman's maternity;  or(3)  the adoption of the child by the woman.(b)  The father-child relationship is established between a man and a child by:(1)  an unrebutted presumption of the man's paternity of the child under Section 160.204;(2)  an effective acknowledgment of paternity by the man under Subchapter D, unless the acknowledgment has been rescinded or successfully challenged;(3)  an adjudication of the man's paternity;(4)  the adoption of the child by the man;  or(5)  the man's consenting to assisted reproduction by his wife under Subchapter H, which resulted in the birth of the child.|Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 160.202 (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 160 - Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter C. Parent-Child Relationship|Section 160.202. No Discrimination Based on Marital Status

Sec. 160.202.  NO DISCRIMINATION BASED ON MARITAL STATUS.  A child born to parents who are not married to each other has the same rights under the law as a child born to parents who are married to each other.|Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 160.203 (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 160 - Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter C. Parent-Child Relationship|Section 160.203. Consequences of Establishment of Parentage

Sec. 160.203.  CONSEQUENCES OF ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENTAGE.  Unless parental rights are terminated, a parent-child relationship established under this chapter applies for all purposes, except as otherwise provided by another law of this state.|Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.|