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Tex. Fam. Code § 204.001

Tex. Fam. Code § 204.001 - Applicability (2026)

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**Tex. Fam. Code § 204.001. APPLICABILITY.** This chapter applies only to a commissioners court or domestic relations office of a county that did not have the authority to contract with a private entity to receive, disburse, and record payments or restitution of child support on January 1, 1997. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1053, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Redesignated from Human Resources Code Sec. 153.001 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 740 (H.B. 2668), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2005.

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