Texas Family Code - Section 157.311. Definitions

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§ 157.311. DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:                                
		(1)  "Account" means:                                                         
			(A)  any type of a demand deposit account, 
checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, 
time deposit account, money market mutual fund account, certificate 
of deposit, or any other instrument of deposit in which an 
individual has a beneficial ownership either in its entirety or on a 
shared or multiple party basis, including any accrued interest and 
dividends;  and
			(B)  a life insurance policy in which an 
individual has a beneficial ownership or liability insurance 
against which an individual has filed a claim or counterclaim.
		(2)  "Claimant" means:                                                        
			(A)  the obligee or a private attorney 
representing the obligee;           
			(B)  the Title IV-D agency providing child support 
services;               
			(C)  a domestic relations office or local 
registry;  or                    
			(D)  an attorney appointed as a friend of the 
court.                       
		(3)  "Court having continuing jurisdiction" is the 
court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in this state or a 
tribunal of another state having jurisdiction under the Uniform 
Interstate Family Support Act or a substantially similar act.
		(4)  "Financial institution" has the meaning assigned 
by 42 U.S.C. Section 669a(d)(1) and includes a depository 
institution, credit union, benefit association, liability or life 
insurance company, money market mutual fund, and any similar entity 
authorized to do business in this state.
		(5)  "Lien" means a child support lien issued in this or 
another state.     

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 420, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 
1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, § 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  
Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, § 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 610, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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