Texas Family Code - Section 154.183. Health Insurance Additional Support Duty Of Obligor
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§ 154.183. HEALTH INSURANCE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT DUTY OF
OBLIGOR. (a) An amount that an obligor is required to pay for
health insurance for the child:
(1) is in addition to the amount that the obligor is
required to pay for child support under the guidelines for child
support;
(2) is a child support obligation; and
(3) may be enforced as a child support obligation.
(b) If the court finds and states in the child support order
that the obligee will maintain health insurance coverage for the
child at the obligee's expense, the court may increase the amount of
child support to be paid by the obligor in an amount not exceeding
the total expense to the obligee for maintaining health insurance
coverage.
(c) As additional child support, the court shall allocate
between the parties, according to their circumstances, the
reasonable and necessary health care expenses of a child that are
not reimbursed by health insurance.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Section: 154.129 154.130 154.131 154.132 154.133 154.181 154.182 154.183 154.184 154.185 154.186 154.187 154.188 154.189 154.190
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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