Texas Family Code - Section 154.001. Support Of Child
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§ 154.001. SUPPORT OF CHILD. (a) The court may order
either or both parents to support a child in the manner specified by
the order:
(1) until the child is 18 years of age or until
graduation from high school, whichever occurs later;
(2) until the child is emancipated through marriage,
through removal of the disabilities of minority by court order, or
by other operation of law;
(3) until the death of the child; or
(4) if the child is disabled as defined in this
chapter, for an indefinite period.
(a-1) The court may order each person who is financially
able and whose parental rights have been terminated with respect to
a child in substitute care for whom the department has been
appointed managing conservator to support the child in the manner
specified by the order:
(1) until the earliest of:
(A) the child's adoption;
(B) the child's 18th birthday or graduation from
high school, whichever occurs later;
(C) removal of the child's disabilities of
minority by court order, marriage, or other operation of law; or
(D) the child's death; or
(2) if the child is disabled as defined in this
chapter, for an indefinite period.
(b) The court may order either or both parents to make
periodic payments for the support of a child in a proceeding in
which the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services is named
temporary managing conservator. In a proceeding in which the
Department of Protective and Regulatory Services is named permanent
managing conservator of a child whose parents' rights have not been
terminated, the court shall order each parent that is financially
able to make periodic payments for the support of the child.
(c) In a Title IV-D case, if neither parent has physical
possession or conservatorship of the child, the court may render an
order providing that a nonparent or agency having physical
possession may receive, hold, or disburse child support payments
for the benefit of the child.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, § 39, eff. Sept. 1,
1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 268, § 1.08(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 153.605 153.606 153.607 153.608 153.609 153.610 153.611 154.001 154.002 154.003 154.004 154.005 154.006 154.007 154.008
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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