Texas Family Code - Section 9.012. Contempt
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§ 9.012. CONTEMPT. (a) The court may enforce by contempt
an order requiring delivery of specific property or an award of a
right to future property.
(b) The court may not enforce by contempt an award in a
decree of divorce or annulment of a sum of money payable in a lump
sum or in future installment payments in the nature of debt, except
for:
(1) a sum of money in existence at the time the decree
was rendered; or
(2) a matured right to future payments as provided by
Section 9.011.
(c) This subchapter does not detract from or limit the
general power of a court to enforce an order of the court by
appropriate means.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, § 1, eff. April 17, 1997.
Section: 9.005 9.006 9.007 9.008 9.009 9.010 9.011 9.012 9.013 9.014 9.101 9.102 9.103 9.104 9.1045
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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