Tex. Fam. Code § 157.268

APPLICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In re Hall (2014)

Most recently applied in Cline v. Cline (August 2018)

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

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Child support collected shall be applied in the following order of priority:

(1) current child support;

(2) non-delinquent child support owed;

(3) the principal amount of child support that has not been confirmed and reduced to money judgment;

(4) the principal amount of child support that has been confirmed and reduced to money judgment;

(5) interest on the principal amounts specified in Subdivisions (3) and (4); and

(6) the amount of any ordered reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, expenses, or Title IV-D service fees authorized under Section 231.103 for which the obligor is responsible.

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