Tex. Family Code § 231.016
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 231.016, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 231.016. DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN CLAIMS AGAINST TITLE IV-D AGENCY, TITLE IV-D AGENCY EMPLOYEE, OR CONTRACTED ATTORNEY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Official statutory text
A court may dismiss a cause of action asserted in a suit filed against the Title IV-D agency, an employee of the Title IV-D agency, or an attorney or a political subdivision with which the Title IV-D agency has contracted under this chapter, pertaining to the powers or duties of, or services provided by, the Title IV-D agency under this subtitle if the court determines the asserted cause of action:
(1) is frivolous or malicious;
(2) fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted; or
(3) seeks monetary relief from the agency or employee for which immunity applies.
(1) is frivolous or malicious;
(2) fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted; or
(3) seeks monetary relief from the agency or employee for which immunity applies.
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