Texas Family Code

§ 157.268 — APPLICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT

FA § 157.268Title 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

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Child support collected shall be applied in the following order of priority:

(1)current child support;

(2)non-delinquent child support owed;

(3)the principal amount of child support that has not been confirmed and reduced to money judgment;

(4)the principal amount of child support that has been confirmed and reduced to money judgment;

(5)interest on the principal amounts specified in Subdivisions (3) and (4); and

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (S.B. 865), Sec. 18, eff. January 1, 2010. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 2524), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2025.