Texas Family Code
§ 231.1015 — ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT OF SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS DURING OBLIGOR'S INCARCERATION
FA § 231.1015Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part D. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES · Ch. 231. TITLE IV-D SERVICES · Art. B. SERVICES PROVIDED BY TITLE IV-D PROGRAM
Statute text
View on source(a)Subject to Subsection (b), on verification by the Title IV-D agency that a judgment or order has been rendered for the confinement of a child support obligor in a local, state, or federal jail or prison for a period of at least 180 consecutive days, the Title IV-D agency shall review and may administratively adjust the obligor's child support, medical support, and dental support order to amounts that are based on the application of the child support guidelines under Chapter 154 to the obligor's net resources during incarceration.
(b)This section does not apply if the Title IV-D agency determines that the obligor is confined:
(1)due to the obligor's failure to comply with a child support order; or
(2)for an offense constituting an act of family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, committed against the obligee or a child covered by the child support order.
(c)If the Title IV-D agency administratively adjusts a support obligation under Subsection (a), the agency must:
(1)provide notice of the administrative adjustment to the parties to the support order; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 61 (S.B. 1403), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.