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TX Fam Code § 154.189 (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 D. Medical Support and Dental Support for Child|Section 154.189. Notice of Termination or Lapse of Insurance Coverage

Sec. 154.189.  NOTICE OF TERMINATION OR LAPSE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE.  (a)  An obligor ordered to provide health insurance coverage or dental insurance coverage for a child must notify the obligee and any child support agency enforcing a support obligation against the obligor of the:(1)  termination or lapse of health insurance coverage or dental insurance coverage for the child not later than the 15th day after the date of a termination or lapse; and(2)  availability of additional health insurance or dental insurance to the obligor for the child after a termination or lapse of coverage not later than the 15th day after the date the insurance becomes available.(b)  If termination of coverage results from a change of employers, the obligor, the obligee, or the child support agency may send the new employer a copy of the order requiring the employee to provide health insurance or dental insurance for a child or notice of the medical support order or the dental support order as provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2018.|
TX Fam Code § 154.190 (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 D. Medical Support and Dental Support for Child|Section 154.190. Reenrolling Child for Insurance Coverage

Sec. 154.190.  REENROLLING CHILD FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE.  After health insurance or dental insurance has been terminated or has lapsed, an obligor ordered to provide health insurance coverage or dental insurance coverage for the child must enroll the child in a health insurance plan or a dental insurance plan at the next available enrollment period.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2018.|
TX Fam Code § 154.191 (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 D. Medical Support and Dental Support for Child|Section 154.191. Remedy Not Exclusive

Sec. 154.191.  REMEDY NOT EXCLUSIVE.  (a)  This subchapter does not limit the rights of the obligor, obligee, local domestic relations office, or Title IV-D agency to enforce, modify, or clarify the medical support order or dental support order.(b)  This subchapter does not limit the authority of the court to render or modify a medical support order or dental support order to provide for payment of uninsured health expenses, health care costs, health insurance premiums, uninsured dental expenses, dental costs, or dental insurance premiums in a manner consistent with this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (S.B. 865), Sec. 12, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2018.|
TX Fam Code § 154.192 (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 D. Medical Support and Dental Support for Child|Section 154.192. Cancellation or Elimination of Insurance Coverage for Child

Sec. 154.192.  CANCELLATION OR ELIMINATION OF INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CHILD.  Unless the employee or member ceases to be eligible for dependent coverage, or the employer has eliminated dependent health coverage or dental coverage for all of the employer's employees or members, the employer may not cancel or eliminate coverage of a child enrolled under this subchapter until the employer is provided satisfactory written evidence that:(1)  the court order or administrative order requiring the coverage is no longer in effect; or(2)  the child is enrolled in comparable insurance coverage or will be enrolled in comparable coverage that will take effect not later than the effective date of the cancellation or elimination of the employer's coverage.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 341, Sec. 4.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2018.|
TX Fam Code § 154.193 (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 D. Medical Support and Dental Support for Child|Section 154.193. Medical Support Order or Dental Support Order Not Qualified

Sec. 154.193.  MEDICAL SUPPORT ORDER OR DENTAL SUPPORT ORDER NOT QUALIFIED.(a)  If a plan administrator or other person acting in an equivalent position determines that a medical support order or dental support order issued under this subchapter does not qualify for enforcement under federal law, the tribunal may, on its own motion or the motion of a party, render an order that qualifies for enforcement under federal law.(b)  The procedure for filing a motion for enforcement of a final order applies to a motion under this section.  Service of citation is not required, and a person is not entitled to a jury in a proceeding under this section.(c)  The employer or plan administrator is not a necessary party to a proceeding under this section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2018.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2018.|
TX Fam Code § 154.241 (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 E. Local Child Support Registry|Section 154.241. Local Registry

Sec. 154.241.  LOCAL REGISTRY.  (a)  A local registry shall receive a court-ordered child support payment or a payment otherwise authorized by law and shall forward the payment, as appropriate, to the Title IV-D agency, local domestic relations office, or obligee within two working days after the date the local registry receives the payment.(b)  A local registry may not require an obligor, obligee, or other party or entity to furnish a certified copy of a court order as a condition of processing child support payments and shall accept as sufficient authority to process the payments a photocopy, facsimile copy, or conformed copy of the court's order.(c)  A local registry shall include with each payment it forwards to the Title IV-D agency the date it received the payment and the withholding date furnished by the employer.(d)  A local registry shall accept child support payments made by personal check, money order, or cashier's check.  A local registry may refuse payment by personal check if a pattern of abuse regarding the use of personal checks has been established.  Abuse includes checks drawn on insufficient funds, abusive or offensive language written on the check, intentional mutilation of the instrument, or other actions that delay or disrupt the registry's operation.(e)  Subject to Section 154.004, at the request of an obligee, a local registry shall redirect and forward a child support payment to an address and in care of a person or entity designated by the obligee.  A local registry may require that the obligee's request be in writing or be made on a form provided by the local registry for that purpose, but may not charge a fee for receiving the request or redirecting the payments as requested.(f)  A local registry may accept child support payments made by credit card, debit card, or automatic teller machine card.(g)  Notwithstanding any other law, a private entity may perform the duties and functions of a local registry under this section either under a contract with a county commissioners court or domestic relations office executed under Section 204.002 or under an appointment by a court.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 42, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 645, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 740 (H.B. 2668), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 154.242 (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 E. Local Child Support Registry|Section 154.242. Payment or Transfer of Child Support Payments by Electronic Funds Transfer

Sec. 154.242.  PAYMENT OR TRANSFER OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER.  (a)  A child support payment may be made by electronic funds transfer to:(1)  the Title IV-D agency;(2)  a local registry if the registry agrees to accept electronic payment;  or(3)  the state disbursement unit.(b)  A local registry may transmit child support payments to the Title IV-D agency by electronic funds transfer.  Unless support payments are required to be made to the state disbursement unit, an obligor may make payments, with the approval of the court entering the order, directly to the bank account of the obligee by electronic transfer and provide verification of the deposit to the local registry.  A local registry in a county that makes deposits into personal bank accounts by electronic funds transfer as of April 1, 1995, may transmit a child support payment to an obligee by electronic funds transfer if the obligee maintains a bank account and provides the local registry with the necessary bank account information to complete electronic payment.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 702, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1053, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 154.243 (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 E. Local Child Support Registry|Section 154.243. Production of Child Support Payment Record

Sec. 154.243.  PRODUCTION OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT RECORD.  The Title IV-D agency, a local registry, or the state disbursement unit may comply with a subpoena or other order directing the production of a child support payment record by sending a certified copy of the record or an affidavit regarding the payment record to the court that directed production of the record.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 154.301 (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 F. Support for a Minor or Adult Disabled Child|Section 154.301. Definitions

Sec. 154.301.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Adult child" means a child 18 years of age or older.(2)  "Child" means a son or daughter of any age.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 154.302 (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 F. Support for a Minor or Adult Disabled Child|Section 154.302. Court-Ordered Support for Disabled Child

Sec. 154.302.  COURT-ORDERED SUPPORT FOR DISABLED CHILD.  (a)  The court may order either or both parents to provide for the support of a child for an indefinite period and may determine the rights and duties of the parents if the court finds that:(1)  the child, whether institutionalized or not, requires substantial care and personal supervision because of a mental or physical disability and will not be capable of self-support;  and(2)  the disability exists, or the cause of the disability is known to exist, on or before the 18th birthday of the child.(b)  A court that orders support under this section shall designate a parent of the child or another person having physical custody or guardianship of the child under a court order to receive the support for the child.  The court may designate a child who is 18 years of age or older to receive the support directly.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a court that orders support under this section for an adult child with a disability may designate a special needs trust and provide that the support may be paid directly to the trust for the benefit of the adult child.  The court shall order that support payable to a special needs trust under this subsection be paid directly to the trust and may not order the support be paid to the state disbursement unit.  This subsection does not apply in a Title IV-D case.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1173, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (H.B. 558), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Fam Code § 154.303 (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 F. Support for a Minor or Adult Disabled Child|Section 154.303. Standing to Sue

Sec. 154.303.  STANDING TO SUE.  (a)  A suit provided by this subchapter may be filed only by:(1)  a parent of the child or another person having physical custody or guardianship of the child under a court order;  or(2)  the child if the child:(A)  is 18 years of age or older;(B)  does not have a mental disability;  and(C)  is determined by the court to be capable of managing the child's financial affairs.(b)  The parent, the child, if the child is 18 years of age or older, or other person may not transfer or assign the cause of action to any person, including a governmental or private entity or agency, except for an assignment made to the Title IV-D agency under Section 231.104 or in the provision of child support enforcement services under Section 159.307.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1173, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (H.B. 1674), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 154.304 (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 F. Support for a Minor or Adult Disabled Child|Section 154.304. General Procedure

Sec. 154.304.  GENERAL PROCEDURE.  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the substantive and procedural rights and remedies in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship relating to the establishment, modification, or enforcement of a child support order apply to a suit filed and an order rendered under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 154.305 (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 F. Support for a Minor or Adult Disabled Child|Section 154.305. Specific Procedures

Sec. 154.305.  SPECIFIC PROCEDURES.  (a)  A suit under this subchapter may be filed:(1)  regardless of the age of the child;  and(2)  as an independent cause of action or joined with any other claim or remedy provided by this code.(b)  If no court has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the child, an action under this subchapter may be filed as an original suit affecting the parent-child relationship.(c)  If there is a court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction, an action under this subchapter may be filed as a suit for modification as provided by Chapter 156.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 154.306 (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 F. Support for a Minor or Adult Disabled Child|Section 154.306. Amount of Support After Age 18

Sec. 154.306.  AMOUNT OF SUPPORT AFTER AGE 18.  In determining the amount of support to be paid after a child's 18th birthday, the specific terms and conditions of that support, and the rights and duties of both parents with respect to the support of the child, the court shall determine and give special consideration to:(1)  any existing or future needs of the adult child directly related to the adult child's mental or physical disability and the substantial care and personal supervision directly required by or related to that disability;(2)  whether the parent pays for or will pay for the care or supervision of the adult child or provides or will provide substantial care or personal supervision of the adult child;(3)  the financial resources available to both parents for the support, care, and supervision of the adult child;  and(4)  any other financial resources or other resources or programs available for the support, care, and supervision of the adult child.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 154.307 (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 F. Support for a Minor or Adult Disabled Child|Section 154.307. Modification and Enforcement

Sec. 154.307.  MODIFICATION AND ENFORCEMENT.  An order provided by this subchapter may contain provisions governing the rights and duties of both parents with respect to the support of the child and may be modified or enforced in the same manner as any other order provided by this title.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 154.308 (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 F. Support for a Minor or Adult Disabled Child|Section 154.308. Remedy Not Exclusive

Sec. 154.308.  REMEDY NOT EXCLUSIVE.  (a)  This subchapter does not affect a parent's:(1)  cause of action for the support of a disabled child under any other law;  or(2)  ability to contract for the support of a disabled child.(b)  This subchapter does not affect the substantive or procedural rights or remedies of a person other than a parent, including a governmental or private entity or agency, with respect to the support of a disabled child under any other law.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 154.309 (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 F. Support for a Minor or Adult Disabled Child|Section 154.309. Possession of or Access to Adult Disabled Child

Sec. 154.309.  POSSESSION OF OR ACCESS TO ADULT DISABLED CHILD.  (a)  A court may render an order for the possession of or access to an adult disabled child that is appropriate under the circumstances.(b)  Possession of or access to an adult disabled child is enforceable in the manner provided by Chapter 157.  An adult disabled child may refuse possession or access if the adult disabled child is mentally competent.(c)  A court that obtains continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of a suit affecting the parent-child relationship involving a disabled person who is a child retains continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of subsequent proceedings involving the person, including proceedings after the person is an adult.  Notwithstanding this subsection and any other law, a probate court may exercise jurisdiction in a guardianship proceeding for the person after the person is an adult.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 43, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 453 (H.B. 585), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 155.001 (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 155 - Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction; Transfer|Subchapter A. Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction|Section 155.001. Acquiring Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction

Sec. 155.001.  ACQUIRING CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, a court acquires continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the matters provided for by this title in connection with a child on the rendition of a final order.(b)  The following final orders do not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in a court:(1)  a voluntary or involuntary dismissal of a suit affecting the parent-child relationship;(2)  in a suit to determine parentage, a final order finding that an alleged or presumed father is not the father of the child, except that the jurisdiction of the court is not affected if the child was subject to the jurisdiction of the court or some other court in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship before the commencement of the suit to adjudicate parentage;  and(3)  a final order of adoption, after which a subsequent suit affecting the child must be commenced as though the child had not been the subject of a suit for adoption or any other suit affecting the parent-child relationship before the adoption.(c)  If a court of this state has acquired continuing, exclusive jurisdiction, no other court of this state has jurisdiction of a suit with regard to that child except as provided by this chapter, Section 103.001(b), or Chapter 262.(d)  Unless a final order has been rendered by a court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction, a subsequent suit shall be commenced as an original proceeding.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 6.19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 2.15, eff. June 14, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2015.|