Texas Family Code - Section 201.1065. Duties Of Child Support Court Monitor

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§ 201.1065. DUTIES OF CHILD SUPPORT COURT MONITOR.  (a) A 
child support court monitor appointed under this subchapter shall 
monitor child support cases in which the obligor is placed on 
probation for failure to comply with the requirements of a child 
support order.
	(b)  In monitoring a child support case, a court monitor 
shall:              
		(1)  conduct an intake assessment of the needs of an 
obligor that, if addressed, would enable the obligor to comply with 
a child support order;
		(2)  refer an obligor to employment services offered by 
the employment assistance program under Section 302.0035, Labor 
Code, if appropriate;
		(3)  provide mediation services or referrals to 
services, if appropriate;   
		(4)  schedule periodic contacts with an obligor to 
assess compliance with the child support order and whether 
additional support services are required;
		(5)  monitor the amount and timeliness of child support 
payments owed and paid by an obligor;  and
		(6)  if appropriate, recommend that the court:                                
			(A)  discharge an obligor from or modify the terms 
of the obligor's community supervision;  or
			(B)  revoke an obligor's community supervision.                              

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1072, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 
2003.

Last modified: August 10, 2007