Tex. Family Code § 160.624
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 160.624, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 160.624. TEMPORARY ORDER.
Official statutory text
(a) In a proceeding under this subchapter, the court shall render a temporary order for child support for a child if the order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay child support:
(1) is a presumed father of the child;
(2) is petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated;
(3) is identified as the father through genetic testing under Section 160.505;
(4) is an alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing;
(5) is shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; or
(6) is the mother of the child.
(b) A temporary order may include provisions for the possession of or access to the child as provided by other laws of this state.
(1) is a presumed father of the child;
(2) is petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated;
(3) is identified as the father through genetic testing under Section 160.505;
(4) is an alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing;
(5) is shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; or
(6) is the mother of the child.
(b) A temporary order may include provisions for the possession of or access to the child as provided by other laws of this state.
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