Opinion ID: 1789071
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Heading: Child Support and Visitation Expense

Text: Claims for child support and visitation expenses are like claims for debt in that they seek a personal judgment establishing a direct obligation to pay money. See Creavin v. Moloney, 773 S.W.2d 698, 703 (Tex.App.Corpus Christi 1989, writ denied); Perry v. Ponder, 604 S.W.2d 306, 312-13 (Tex.Civ.App.Dallas 1980, no writ). Therefore, a valid judgment for child support or visitation expenses may be rendered only by a court having jurisdiction over the person of the defendant. See Kulko v. Superior Court of California, 436 U.S. 84, 91, 98 S.Ct. 1690, 1696, 56 L.Ed.2d 132 (1978).