Texas Family Code

§ 159.305 — DUTIES AND POWERS OF RESPONDING TRIBUNAL

FA § 159.305Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Ch. 159. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT · Art. D. CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

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(a)When a responding tribunal of this state receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly under Section 159.301(c), the responding tribunal shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner where and when it was filed.

(b)A responding tribunal of this state, to the extent not prohibited by other law, may do one or more of the following:

(1)establish or enforce a support order, modify a child support order, determine the controlling child support order, or determine parentage of a child;

(2)order an obligor to comply with a support order, specifying the amount and the manner of compliance;

(3)order income withholding;

(4)determine the amount of any arrearages and specify a method of payment;

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 18, eff. July 1, 2015. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 2524), Sec. 43, eff. September 1, 2025.