Texas § FA.204.002 - AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT
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§ FA.204.002. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT
AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. A county, acting through its commissioners court or domestic relations office, may contract with a private entity to: (1) enforce, collect, receive, and disburse: (A) child support payments; (B) other amounts due under a court order containing an order to pay child support; and (C) fees, including fees provided by this chapter; (2) maintain appropriate records, including records of child support and other amounts and fees that are due, past due, paid, or delinquent; (3) locate absent parents; (4) furnish statements to parents accounting for payments that are due, past due, paid, or delinquent; (5) send billings and other appropriate notices to parents; (6) perform any duty or function that a local registry is authorized to perform; (7) perform any duty or function in connection with the state case registry; or (8) provide another child support or visitation enforcement service authorized by the commissioners court, including mediation of disputes related to child support or visitation. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1053, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Redesignated from Human Resources Code Sec. 153.002 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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Section FA.204.002 ("AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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