Tex. Family Code § 101.018
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 101.018, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 101.018. LOCAL REGISTRY.
Official statutory text
"Local registry" means a county agency or public entity operated under the authority of a district clerk, county government, juvenile board, juvenile probation office, domestic relations office, or other county agency or public entity that serves a county or a court that has jurisdiction under this title and that:
(1) receives child support payments;
(2) maintains records of child support payments;
(3) distributes child support payments as required by law; and
(4) maintains custody of official child support payment records.
(1) receives child support payments;
(2) maintains records of child support payments;
(3) distributes child support payments as required by law; and
(4) maintains custody of official child support payment records.
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