Tex. Fam. Code § 157.261
Tex. Fam. Code § 157.261 - Unpaid Child Support As Judgment (2026)
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**Tex. Fam. Code § 157.261. UNPAID CHILD SUPPORT AS JUDGMENT.** (a) A child support payment not timely made constitutes a final judgment for the amount due and owing, including interest as provided in this chapter. (b) For the purposes of this subchapter, interest begins to accrue on the date the judge signs the order for the judgment unless the order contains a statement that the order is rendered on another specific date. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 702, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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