Tex. Family Code § 154.193
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 154.193, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 154.193. MEDICAL SUPPORT ORDER OR DENTAL SUPPORT ORDER NOT QUALIFIED.
Official statutory text
(a) If a plan administrator or other person acting in an equivalent position determines that a medical support order or dental support order issued under this subchapter does not qualify for enforcement under federal law, the tribunal may, on its own motion or the motion of a party, render an order that qualifies for enforcement under federal law.
(b) The procedure for filing a motion for enforcement of a final order applies to a motion under this section. Service of citation is not required, and a person is not entitled to a jury in a proceeding under this section.
(c) The employer or plan administrator is not a necessary party to a proceeding under this section.
(b) The procedure for filing a motion for enforcement of a final order applies to a motion under this section. Service of citation is not required, and a person is not entitled to a jury in a proceeding under this section.
(c) The employer or plan administrator is not a necessary party to a proceeding under this section.
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