Texas Family Code

§ 201.110 — TIME FOR DISPOSITION OF TITLE IV-D CASES

FA § 201.110Title 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)Title IV-D cases must be completed from the time of successful service to the time of disposition within the following time:

(1)75 percent within six months; and

(2)90 percent within one year.

(b)Title IV-D cases shall be given priority over other cases.

(c)A clerk or judge may not restrict the number of Title IV-D cases that are filed or heard in the courts.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.