Texas § FA.154.004 - PLACE OF PAYMENT
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§ FA.154.004. PLACE OF PAYMENT
PLACE OF PAYMENT. (a) The court shall order the payment of child support, medical support, and dental support to the state disbursement unit as provided by Chapter 234 . (b) In a Title IV-D case, the court or the Title IV-D agency shall order that income withheld for child support, medical support, and dental support be paid to the state disbursement unit of this state or, if appropriate, to the state disbursement unit of another state. (c) This section does not apply to a child support order that: (1) was initially rendered by a court before January 1, 1994; and (2) is not being enforced by the Title IV-D agency. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 152 (S.B. 870 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
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Section FA.154.004 ("PLACE OF PAYMENT") 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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