Texas Family Code - Section 157.263. Confirmation Of Arrearages

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§ 157.263. CONFIRMATION OF ARREARAGES.  (a) If a motion 
for enforcement of child support requests a money judgment for 
arrearages, the court shall confirm the amount of arrearages and 
render one cumulative money judgment.
	(b)  A cumulative money judgment includes:                                     
		(1)  unpaid child support not previously confirmed;                           
		(2)  the balance owed on previously confirmed 
arrearages or lump sum or retroactive support judgments;
		(3)  interest on the arrearages;  and                                         
		(4)  a statement that it is a cumulative judgment.                            
	(c)  If the amount of arrearages confirmed by the court 
reflects a credit to the obligor for support arrearages collected 
from a federal tax refund under 42 U.S.C. Section 664, as amended, 
and, subsequently, the amount of that credit is reduced because the 
refund was based on a joint return under which another person was 
entitled to a share of the refund under 42 U.S.C. Section 664, as 
amended, the court shall render a new cumulative judgment to 
include as arrearages an amount equal to the amount by which the 
credit was reduced.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 610, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 
2003.

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