Tex. Family Code § 154.188
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 154.188, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 154.188. FAILURE TO PROVIDE OR PAY FOR REQUIRED HEALTH INSURANCE OR DENTAL INSURANCE.
Official statutory text
A parent ordered to provide health insurance or dental insurance or to pay the other parent additional child support for the cost of health insurance or dental insurance who fails to do so is liable for:
(1) necessary medical expenses or dental expenses of the child, without regard to whether the expenses would have been paid if health insurance or dental insurance had been provided; and
(2) the cost of health insurance premiums, dental insurance premiums, or contributions, if any, paid on behalf of the child.
(1) necessary medical expenses or dental expenses of the child, without regard to whether the expenses would have been paid if health insurance or dental insurance had been provided; and
(2) the cost of health insurance premiums, dental insurance premiums, or contributions, if any, paid on behalf of the child.
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