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TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT
AFFECTING THE PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIP
SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT- CHILD
RE LATIONS HI P
CHAPTER 159. UNI FOR M INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT
SUBCHAPTER A. CONFLICTS BETWEEN PROVISIONS
Sec. 159.001.
ConfliCTs BeTWeen pRoVisions..............................659
SUBCHAPTER B. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 159.101. shoRT TiTle...............................................659
Sec. 159.102.
definiTions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659
Sec. 159.103.
sTaTe TRiBunal and suppoRT enfoRCemenT agenCy. . . . . . . . . . . .661
Sec. 159.104.
Remedies CumulaTiVe......................................662
Sec. 159.105. appliCaTion of ChapTeR To ResidenT of foReign CounTRy
and foReign suppoRT pRoCeeding............................662
SUBCH APTER C. J URISDICTION
Sec. 159.201. Bases foR juRisdiCTion oVeR nonResidenT. ...................662
Sec. 159.202.
duRaTion of peRsonal juRisdiCTion..........................663
Sec. 159.203.
iniTiaTing and Responding TRiBunal of sTaTe.................663
Sec. 159.204.
simulTaneous pRoCeedings. ................................663
Sec. 159.205. ConTinuing, exClusiVe juRisdiCTion To modify Child
suppoRT oRdeR............................................664
Sec. 159.206.
ConTinuing juRisdiCTion To enfoRCe Child suppoRT oRdeR. . . . . 665
Sec. 159.207.
deTeRminaTion of ConTRolling Child suppoRT oRdeR..........665
Sec. 159.208.
Child suppoRT oRdeRs foR TWo oR moRe oBligees.............667
Sec. 159.209.
CRediT foR paymenTs. .....................................667
Contents
Sec. 159.001. ConfliCTs BeTWeen pRoVisions..............................659
Sec. 159.101. shoRT TiTle...............................................659
Sec. 159.102. definiTions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .659
Sec. 159.103. sTaTe TRiBunal and suppoRT enfoRCemenT agenCy. . . . . . . . . . . . 661
Sec. 159.104. Remedies CumulaTiVe......................................662
Sec. 159.105. appliCaTion of ChapTeR To ResidenT of foReign CounTRy and
foReign suppoRT pRoCeeding................................662
Sec. 159.201. Bases foR juRisdiCTion oVeR nonResidenT. ...................662
Sec. 159.202. duRaTion of peRsonal juRisdiCTion..........................663
Sec. 159.203. iniTiaTing and Responding TRiBunal of sTaTe.................663
Sec. 159.204. simulTaneous pRoCeedings. ................................663
Sec. 159.205. ConTinuing, exClusiVe juRisdiCTion To modify Child
suppoRT oRdeR............................................664
Sec. 159.206. ConTinuing juRisdiCTion To enfoRCe Child suppoRT oRdeR. . . . .665
Sec. 159.207. deTeRminaTion of ConTRolling Child suppoRT oRdeR..........665
Sec. 159.208. Child suppoRT oRdeRs foR TWo oR moRe oBligees.............667
Sec. 159.209. CRediT foR paymenTs. .....................................667
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Sec. 159.210. appliCaTion of ChapTeR To nonResidenT suBjeCT To
peRsonal juRisdiCTion. ....................................667
Sec. 159.211. ConTinuing, exClusiVe juRisdiCTion To modify spousal
suppoRT oRdeR............................................667
SUBCHAPTER D. CI VIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL A PPLICATION
Sec. 159.301. pRoCeedings undeR ChapTeR................................668
Sec. 159.302.
pRoCeeding By minoR paRenT. ..............................668
Sec. 159.303.
appliCaTion of laW of sTaTe................................668
Sec. 159.304.
duTies of iniTiaTing TRiBunal...............................668
Sec. 159.305.
duTies and poWeRs of Responding TRiBunal..................669
Sec. 159.306.
inappRopRiaTe TRiBunal. ...................................670
Sec. 159.307.
duTies of suppoRT enfoRCemenT agenCy. ....................670
Sec. 159.308.
duTy of aTToRney geneRal and goVeRnoR...................671
Sec. 159.309.
pRiVaTe Counsel...........................................671
Sec. 159.310.
duTies of sTaTe infoRmaTion agenCy. .......................671
Sec. 159.311.
pleadings and aCCompanying doCumenTs....................672
Sec. 159.312. nondisClosuRe of infoRmaTion in exCepTional
CiRCumsTanCes............................................672
Sec. 159.313.
CosTs and fees, CosTs, and expenses. .......................672
Sec. 159.314.
limiTed immuniTy of peTiTioneR.............................673
Sec. 159.315.
nonpaRenTage as defense..................................673
Sec. 159.316.
speCial Rules of eVidenCe and pRoCeduRe. ..................673
Sec. 159.317.
CommuniCaTions BeTWeen TRiBunals. .......................674
Sec. 159.318.
assisTanCe WiTh disCoVeRy.................................674
Sec. 159.319.
ReCeipT and disBuRsemenT of paymenTs......................675
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SUBCHAPTER E. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER OR
DETERM INATION OF PARENTAGE
Sec. 159.401.
esTaBlishmenT of suppoRT oRdeR............................675
Sec. 159.402.
pRoCeeding To deTeRmine paRenTage. .......................676
SUBCHAPTER F. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER
WITHOU T REGISTR ATION
Sec. 159.501. employeR's ReCeipT of inCome- WiThholding oRdeR of
anoTheR sTaTe............................................676
Sec. 159.502. employeR's ComplianCe WiTh inCome- WiThholding oRdeR
of anoTheR sTaTe. ........................................676
Sec. 159.503. employeR's ComplianCe WiTh TWo oR moRe inCome-
WiThholding oRdeRs. .....................................677
Sec. 159.504.
immuniTy fRom CiVil liaBiliTy. .............................677
Sec. 159.505.
penalTies foR nonComplianCe. .............................677
Sec. 159.506.
ConTesT By oBligoR. ......................................677
Sec. 159.507.
adminisTRaTiVe enfoRCemenT of oRdeRs. ....................677
SUBCHAPTER G. REGISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT,
AND MODI FICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER
PART 1. REGISTRATION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER
Sec. 159.601. RegisTRaTion of oRdeR foR enfoRCemenT.....................678
Sec. 159.602.
pRoCeduRe To RegisTeR oRdeR foR enfoRCemenT. .............678
Sec. 159.603.
effeCT of RegisTRaTion foR enfoRCemenT. ...................679
Sec. 159.604.
ChoiCe of laW. ...........................................680
PART 2. CONTEST OF VALIDITY OR ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 159.605. noTiCe of RegisTRaTion of oRdeR............................680
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