Tex. Family Code § 157.261
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 157.261, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 157.261. UNPAID CHILD SUPPORT AS JUDGMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) A child support payment not timely made constitutes a final judgment for the amount due and owing, including interest as provided in this chapter.
(b) For the purposes of this subchapter, interest begins to accrue on the date the judge signs the order for the judgment unless the order contains a statement that the order is rendered on another specific date.
(b) For the purposes of this subchapter, interest begins to accrue on the date the judge signs the order for the judgment unless the order contains a statement that the order is rendered on another specific date.
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