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Child support

When the parents of a minor child divorce or are no longer living together—or were never married—child support is the amount of money the court orders a parent who does not have primary custody of the child (the noncustodial parent) pay to the parent who does have primary custody (the custodial parent).

In some states the parents may be designated joint managing conservators of the child (joint custody), but one parent is given the right to choose the primary residence of the child, within a geographic area. The parent with this right to choose the child’s primary residence is usually entitled to receive child support payments.

The Office of the Attorney General in your state generally enforces the payment of court-ordered child support. Child support payments generally may be made by direct payment from one parent to the other, or through wage withholding by the employer of the parent who owes child support (the obligor). One advantage to payment by wage withholding is the built-in recordkeeping in the system.



State Statutes for the State of Texas

CHAPTER 154 - CHILD SUPPORT

CHILD SUPPORT COURT-ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT SUPPORT OF CHILD. for child support; for child support;

CHAPTER 1504 - MEDICAL CHILD SUPPORT

MEDICAL AND DENTAL CHILD SUPPORT MEDICAL CHILD SUPPORT or shall provide to a child support agency that enforces medical support on behalf of a child the information or shall provide to a child support agency that enforces medical or dental support on behalf of a child or shall provide to a child support agency that enforces medical or dental support on behalf of a child

CHAPTER 1504 - MEDICAL AND DENTAL CHILD SUPPORT

MEDICAL AND DENTAL CHILD SUPPORT MEDICAL CHILD SUPPORT or shall provide to a child support agency that enforces medical support on behalf of a child the information or shall provide to a child support agency that enforces medical or dental support on behalf of a child or shall provide to a child support agency that enforces medical or dental support on behalf of a child

CHAPTER 396 - PRIVATE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

PRIVATE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES (2) "Child support obligation" means an obligation for the payment of financial support for a child (i) regularly solicits for child support enforcement; or (ii) regularly contacts child support obligees or obligors for the purpose of child support enforcement A private child support enforcement agency may not bring an action to enforce a child support obligation

CHAPTER 111 - GUIDELINES FOR POSSESSION AND CHILD SUPPORT

GUIDELINES FOR POSSESSION AND CHILD SUPPORT (b) At least once every four years, the Title IV-D agency shall review the child support guidelines guidelines for possession of and access to a child under Chapter 153 and a copy of the guidelines for the support of a child under Chapter 154 shall be prominently displayed at or near the entrance to the courtroom

CHAPTER 158 - WITHHOLDING FROM EARNINGS FOR CHILD SUPPORT

WITHHOLDING FROM EARNINGS FOR CHILD SUPPORT (a) In addition to an order for income to be withheld for child support, including child support and support, including medical support and dental support, and child support arrearages an amount that is , including medical support and dental support, child support arrearages, and Title IV-D service fees , including medical support and dental support, child support arrearages, and Title IV-D service fees

CHAPTER 204 - CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTION BY PRIVATE ENTITY

CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTION BY PRIVATE ENTITY (A) child support payments; (B) other amounts due under a court order containing an order to pay child support; and court, including mediation of disputes related to child support or visitation. child support obligation; and

CHAPTER 233 - CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW PROCESS TO ESTABLISH OR ENFORCE SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS

support review order for child support and for medical support for the child as provided by Chapter support review order for child support, medical support, and dental support for the child as provided support order for child support and for medical support for the child as provided by Chapter 154 according support order for child support, medical support, and dental support for the child as provided by Chapter VACATING CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW ORDER.

Federal Statutes

CHAPTER 11A—CHILD SUPPORT (§ 228)

Failure to pay legal child support obligations

§ 667. State guidelines for child support awards

support award amounts within the State. support award amounts. support awards within such State. support awards within such State. the correct amount of child support to be awarded.

§ 1681s–1. Information on overdue child support obligations

(A) to the consumer reporting agency by a State or local child support enforcement agency; or

§ 9919. Drug and child support services and referrals

programs, activities, or services carried out or provided under this chapter about the availability of child support services; and (2) refer eligible parents to the child support offices of State and local governments.

§ 228. Failure to pay legal child support obligations

(1) willfully fails to pay a support obligation with respect to a child who resides in another State (3) willfully fails to pay a support obligation with respect to a child who resides in another State (1) the district in which the child who is the subject of the support obligation involved resided during administrative process pursuant to the law of a State or of an Indian tribe to be due from a person for the support and maintenance of a child or of a child and the parent with whom the child is living.

§ 669a. Nonliability for financial institutions providing financial records to State child support enforcement agencies in child support cases

Federal or State law to any person for disclosing any financial record of an individual to a State child support enforcement agency attempting to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation of A State child support enforcement agency which obtains a financial record of an individual from a financial record only for the purpose of, and to the extent necessary in, establishing, modifying, or enforcing a child support obligation of such individual.

§ 1396g–1. Required laws relating to medical child support

The laws relating to medical child support, which a State is required to have in effect under section