Tex. Fam. Code § 157.268

**Tex. Fam. Code § 157.268. APPLICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT.** 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. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (S.B. 865), Sec. 18, eff. January 1, 2010. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 2524), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2025.