Texas Family Code - Section 157.266. Date Of Delinquency

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§ 157.266. DATE OF DELINQUENCY.  (a) A child support 
payment is delinquent for the purpose of accrual of interest if the 
payment is not received before the 31st day after the payment date 
stated in the order by:
		(1)  the local registry, Title IV-D registry, or state 
disbursement unit;  or
		(2)  the obligee or entity specified in the order, if 
payments are not made through a registry.
	(b)  If a payment date is not stated in the order, a child 
support payment is delinquent if payment is not received by the 
registry or the obligee or entity specified in the order on the date 
that an amount equal to the support payable for one month becomes 
past due.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 943, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

Last modified: August 10, 2007