Tex. Family Code § 154.003
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 154.003, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 154.003. MANNER OF PAYMENT.
Official statutory text
The court may order that child support be paid by:
(1) periodic payments;
(2) a lump-sum payment;
(3) an annuity purchase;
(4) the setting aside of property to be administered for the support of the child as specified in the order;
(5) pension, retirement, or other employee benefits in accordance with an enforceable qualified domestic relations order or similar order under Subchapter J, Chapter 157; or
(6) any combination of periodic payments, lump-sum payments, annuity purchases, or setting aside of property.
(1) periodic payments;
(2) a lump-sum payment;
(3) an annuity purchase;
(4) the setting aside of property to be administered for the support of the child as specified in the order;
(5) pension, retirement, or other employee benefits in accordance with an enforceable qualified domestic relations order or similar order under Subchapter J, Chapter 157; or
(6) any combination of periodic payments, lump-sum payments, annuity purchases, or setting aside of property.
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