Tex. Family Code § 231.301
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 231.301, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 231.301. TITLE IV-D PARENT LOCATOR SERVICES.
Official statutory text
(a) The parent locator service conducted by the Title IV-D agency shall be used to obtain information for:
(1) child support establishment and enforcement purposes regarding the identity, social security number, location, employer and employment benefits, income, and assets or debts of any individual under an obligation to pay child support, medical support, or dental support or to whom a support obligation is owed; or
(2) the establishment of paternity.
(b) As authorized by federal law, the following persons may receive information under this section:
(1) a person or entity that contracts with the Title IV-D agency to provide services authorized under Title IV-D or an employee of the Title IV-D agency;
(2) an attorney who has the duty or authority, by law, to enforce an order for possession of or access to a child;
(3) a court, or an agent of the court, having jurisdiction to render or enforce an order for possession of or access to a child;
(4) the resident parent, legal guardian, attorney, or agent of a child who is not receiving public assistance; and
(5) a state agency that administers a program operated under a state plan as provided by 42 U.S.C. Section 653(c).
(1) child support establishment and enforcement purposes regarding the identity, social security number, location, employer and employment benefits, income, and assets or debts of any individual under an obligation to pay child support, medical support, or dental support or to whom a support obligation is owed; or
(2) the establishment of paternity.
(b) As authorized by federal law, the following persons may receive information under this section:
(1) a person or entity that contracts with the Title IV-D agency to provide services authorized under Title IV-D or an employee of the Title IV-D agency;
(2) an attorney who has the duty or authority, by law, to enforce an order for possession of or access to a child;
(3) a court, or an agent of the court, having jurisdiction to render or enforce an order for possession of or access to a child;
(4) the resident parent, legal guardian, attorney, or agent of a child who is not receiving public assistance; and
(5) a state agency that administers a program operated under a state plan as provided by 42 U.S.C. Section 653(c).
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