Texas Family Code
§ 231.1016 — REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT OF SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS
FA § 231.1016Title 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)Not later than the 30th day after receiving notice of an administrative adjustment of a support obligation under Section 231.1015, a party to the support order may contest the administrative adjustment by requesting that the Title IV-D agency review the agency's decision to grant the administrative adjustment.
(b)If a party to the support order does not request the Title IV-D agency to review the administrative adjustment within the time prescribed by Subsection (a), the Title IV-D agency shall file an administrative adjustment order with the court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction. The order must contain a signed statement from the Title IV-D agency that neither party to the order requested an administrative review within the time required by Subsection (a) and state the amount of the obligor's adjusted support obligation during incarceration and the effective date of the administrative adjustment. The court shall sign the order not later than the seventh day after the date the order is filed. On expiration of the seventh day after the date the order is filed, the order is considered confirmed by the court by operation of law, regardless of whether the court has signed the order.
(c)On request by a party under Subsection (a), the Title IV-D agency shall:
(1)review the administrative adjustment of the support obligation to determine whether:
(A)the exceptions under Section 231.1015(b) apply; and
(B)the administrative adjustment accurately reflects the obligor's net resources during incarceration; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 61 (S.B. 1403), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025.