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Texas Family Code - Section 233.018. Additional Contents Of Agreed Child Support Review Order

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§ 233.018. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF AGREED CHILD SUPPORT 
REVIEW ORDER.  (a) If a negotiation conference results in an 
agreement of the parties, each party must sign the child support 
review order and the order must contain as to each party:
		(1)  a waiver by the party of the right to service of 
process and a court hearing;
		(2)  the mailing address of the party;  and                                   
		(3)  the following statement printed on the order in 
boldfaced type, in capital letters, or underlined:
	"I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS CHILD 
SUPPORT REVIEW ORDER.  I UNDERSTAND THAT IF I SIGN THIS ORDER, IT 
WILL BE CONFIRMED BY THE COURT WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE TO ME.  I KNOW 
THAT I HAVE A RIGHT TO REQUEST THAT A COURT RECONSIDER THE ORDER BY 
FILING A MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE 30TH DAY AFTER 
THE DATE OF THE CONFIRMATION OF THE ORDER BY THE COURT.  I KNOW THAT 
IF I DO NOT OBEY THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER I MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF 
COURT."
	(b)  If a negotiation conference results in an agreement on 
some but not all issues in the case, the parties may sign a waiver of 
service along with an agreement to appear in court at a specified 
date and time for a determination by the court of all unresolved 
issues.  Notice of the hearing is not required.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 341, § 2.04, eff. Sept. 1, 
1995.  Redesignated from V.T.C.A., Family Code § 231.418 and 
amended by Acts 1997 75th Leg., ch. 911, § 80, eff. Sept. 1, 
1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, § 65, eff. Sept. 
1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, § 67, eff. Sept. 1, 
2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 610, § 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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