Texas Family Code Title 5, Chapter 203 - Domestic Relations Offices

• Texas Section 203.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Administering entity" means a commissioners court, juvenile board, or other entity responsible for administering a domestic relations office under this chapter....
• Texas Section 203.002 - Establishment Of Domestic Relations Office
  A commissioners court may establish a domestic relations office. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Renumbered from...
• Texas Section 203.003 - Administration
  (a) A domestic relations office shall be administered: (1) as provided by the commissioners court; or (2) if the commissioners court does not otherwise provide...
• Texas Section 203.004 - Powers And Duties
  (a) A domestic relations office may: (1) collect and disburse child support payments that are ordered by a court to be paid through a domestic...
• Texas Section 203.005 - Fees And Charges
  (a) The administering entity may authorize a domestic relations office to assess and collect: (1) an initial operations fee not to exceed $15 to be...
• Texas Section 203.006 - Fund
  (a) As determined by the administering entity, fees collected or received by a domestic relations office shall be deposited in: (1) the general fund for...
• Texas Section 203.007 - Access To Records; Offense
  (a) A domestic relations office may obtain the records described by Subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) that relate to a person who has: (1)...

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