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Tex. Fam. Code § 154.014

PAYMENTS IN EXCESS OF COURT-ORDERED AMOUNT

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re BSH (2009)

Most recently applied in In Re BSH (December 2009)

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1491, Sec. 2, eff

(a) If a child support agency or local child support registry receives from an obligor who is not in arrears a child support payment in an amount that exceeds the court-ordered amount, the agency or registry, to the extent possible, shall give effect to any expressed intent of the obligor for the application of the amount that exceeds the court-ordered amount.

(b) If the obligor does not express an intent for the application of the amount paid in excess of the court-ordered amount, the agency or registry shall:

(1) credit the excess amount to the obligor's future child support obligation; and

(2) promptly disburse the excess amount to the obligee.

(c) This section does not apply to an obligee who is a recipient of public assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.