Texas Administrative Code Title 1 Section 55.202
1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.202 – Definitions The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Obligee–The person to whom child support is due. (2) Obligor–The person who owes child support. (3) Parties–The parties to a Chapter 232 hearing are the […]
Texas Administrative Code Title 1 Section 55.201
1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.201 – Scope This subchapter applies to hearings conducted by the Title IV-D agency on petitions to suspend licenses pursuant to the authority of the Family Code, Chapter 232. The Administrative Procedure Act, the Government Code, Chapter 2001, Subchapter C, §§2001.051-2001.053, §§2001.055-2001.062, Subchapter D, and Subchapter F, applies to the […]
Texas Administrative Code Title 1 Section 55.155
1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.155 – Collecting Annual Service and Payment Processing Fees (a) The Title IV-D agency may assess and collect an annual service fee allowed under Texas Family Code § RSA 231.103(a)(2) and RSA 654(6)(B)(ii). Beginning October 1, 2019, an annual service fee of $35 will be assessed in full service monitoring […]
Texas Administrative Code Title 1 Section 55.154
1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.154 – Reasonable Attorney’s Fees in IV-D Cases (a) The usual and customary attorney’s fees for attorneys representing the state under Section RSA 231.109 of the Texas Family Code is $150 per hour. (b) The reasonable attorney’s fees for attorneys representing the state under Section RSA 231.109 of the Texas […]
Texas Administrative Code Title 1 Section 55.153
1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.153 – Monitoring and Auditing for Costs and Fees in IV-D Cases The Office of the Attorney General may monitor and conduct, at reasonable times, fiscal and/or program audits of county performance in assessing and billing for costs and fees in IV-D cases. A county must grant the Office of […]
Texas Administrative Code Title 1 Section 55.152
1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.152 – Billing for Costs and Fees in IV-D Cases Each county may bill the Office of the Attorney General monthly for fees and costs not previously billed. The county must credit the Office of the Attorney General each month for amounts reimbursed to the county by the parties during […]
Texas Administrative Code Title 1 Section 55.151
1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.151 – Authorized Costs and Fees in IV-D Cases (a) The clerk of the court may charge the Office of the Attorney General costs and fees in Title IV-D cases, including a case filed under Chapter 159 of the Texas Family Code. The Title IV-D Agency shall pay only the […]
Texas Administrative Code Title 1 Section 55.143
1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.143 – Arrears Payment Incentive Program (a) The Arrears Payment Incentive Program is a voluntary program administered by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), a Title IV-D agency, to promote payment by obligors who are delinquent in satisfying child support arrearages assigned to the Title IV-D agency under Texas […]
Texas Administrative Code Title 1 Section 55.142
1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.142 – Unclaimed Property (a) Child support payments being held for disbursement by the state disbursement unit or a local registry may be reported as unclaimed property as outlined in the Texas Property Code. If the location of the person to whom the money is owed is unknown, the Title […]
Texas Administrative Code Title 1 Section 55.141
1 Texas Administrative Code § 55.141 – Contesting Distribution of Collections on Child Support Obligations (a) A custodial parent or other person entitled to receive child support:(1) may contest the amounts withheld from collections on child support obligations and retained by the State to be applied to unreimbursed public assistance provided to the family under […]