Texas Family Code
§ 157.263 — CONFIRMATION OF ARREARAGES
FA § 157.263Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Ch. 157. ENFORCEMENT · Art. F. JUDGMENT AND INTEREST
Statute text
View on source(a)If a motion requests a money judgment for child support, medical support, or dental support arrearages, the court shall confirm the amount of arrearages and render cumulative money judgments as follows:
(1)a cumulative money judgment for the amount of child support owed under Subsection (b);
(2)a cumulative money judgment for the amount of medical support owed under Subsection (b-1); and
(3)a cumulative money judgment for the amount of dental support owed under Subsection (b-2).
(b)A cumulative money judgment for the amount of child support owed includes:
(1)unpaid child support not previously confirmed;
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (H.B. 1674), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 286), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (S.B. 869), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2023.