Texas Family Code - Section 154.005. Payments Of Support Obligation By Trust
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§ 154.005. PAYMENTS OF SUPPORT OBLIGATION BY TRUST. (a)
The court may order the trustees of a spendthrift or other trust to
make disbursements for the support of a child to the extent the
trustees are required to make payments to a beneficiary who is
required to make child support payments as provided by this
chapter.
(b) If disbursement of the assets of the trust is
discretionary, the court may order child support payments from the
income of the trust but not from the principal.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Section: 153.609 153.610 153.611 154.001 154.002 154.003 154.004 154.005 154.006 154.007 154.008 154.009 154.010 154.011 154.012
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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