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Texas Family Code - Section 157.109. Security For Compliance With Order

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§ 157.109. SECURITY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ORDER.  (a) The 
court may order the respondent to execute a bond or post security if 
the court finds that the respondent:
		(1)  has on two or more occasions denied possession of 
or access to a child who is the subject of the order;  or
		(2)  is employed by an employer not subject to the 
jurisdiction of the court or for whom income withholding is 
unworkable or inappropriate.
	(b)  The court shall set the amount of the bond or security 
and condition the bond or security on compliance with the court 
order permitting possession or access or the payment of past-due or 
future child support.
	(c)  The court shall order the bond or security payable 
through the registry of the court:
		(1)  to the obligee or other person or entity entitled 
to receive child support payments designated by the court if 
enforcement of child support is requested;  or
		(2)  to the person who is entitled to possession or 
access if enforcement of possession or access is requested.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.           

Last modified: August 11, 2007