Texas Family Code

§ 201.104 — POWERS OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE

FA § 201.104Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part C. JUDICIAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES · Ch. 201. ASSOCIATE JUDGE · Art. B. ASSOCIATE JUDGE FOR TITLE IV-D CASES

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(a)On the motion of a party or the associate judge, an associate judge may refer a complex case back to the judge for final disposition after the associate judge has recommended temporary support.

(b)An associate judge may render and sign any order that is not a final order on the merits of the case.

(c)An associate judge may recommend to the referring court any order after a trial on the merits.

(d)Only the referring court may hear and render an order on a motion for postjudgment relief, including a motion for a new trial or to vacate, correct, or reform a judgment.

(e)Notwithstanding Subsection (d) and subject to Section 201.1042(g), an associate judge may hear and render an order on any matter necessary to be decided in connection with a Title IV-D service, including:

(1)a suit to modify or clarify an existing child support order;

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 806 (S.B. 1437), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 699 (H.B. 2048), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.