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Tex. Fam. Code § 157.264

ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENT

Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case In the Interest of Gonzalez (1999)

Most recently applied in Spates v. Office of Attorney General (January 2016)

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) A money judgment rendered as provided in this subchapter or a judgment for retroactive child support rendered under Chapter 154 may be enforced by any means available for the enforcement of a judgment for debts or the collection of child support.

(b) The court shall render an order requiring that the obligor make periodic payments on the judgment, including by income withholding under Chapter 158 if the obligor is subject to income withholding.

(c) An order rendered under Subsection (b) does not preclude or limit the use of any other means for enforcement of the judgment.

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