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Texas Family Code - Section 154.002. Child Support Through High School Graduation

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§ 154.002. CHILD SUPPORT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL 
GRADUATION.  (a) The court may render an original support order, or 
modify an existing order, providing child support past the 18th 
birthday of the child to be paid only if the child is:
		(1)  enrolled:                                                                
			(A)  under Chapter 25, Education Code, in an 
accredited secondary school in a program leading toward a high 
school diploma;
			(B)  under Section 130.008, Education Code, in 
courses for joint high school and junior college credit;  or
			(C)  on a full-time basis in a private secondary 
school in a program leading toward a high school diploma;  and
		(2)  complying with:                                                          
			(A)  the minimum attendance requirements of 
Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Education Code;  or
			(B)  the minimum attendance requirements imposed 
by the school in which the child is enrolled, if the child is 
enrolled in a private secondary school.
	(b)  The request for a support order through high school 
graduation may be filed before or after the child's 18th birthday.
	(c)  The order for periodic support may provide that payments 
continue through the end of the month in which the child graduates.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 506, § 1, eff. Aug. 30, 
1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 38, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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