Children: custody, support

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Tex. Fam. Code — Chapter 101

• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.001 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.001. APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.003 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.003. CHILD OR MINOR; ADULT.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.004 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.004. CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY. "Child support agency" means:
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.005 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.005. CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW OFFICER. "Child support review officer" means an individual designated and trained by a child support agency to conduct reviews
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.006 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.006. CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES. "Child support services" means administrative or court actions to:
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.007 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.007. CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE. "Clear and convincing evidence" means the measure or degree of proof that will produce in the mind of the trier of fac
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.008 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.008. COURT. "Court" means the district court, juvenile court having the same jurisdiction as a district court, or other court expressly given jurisdiction
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.009 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.009. DANGER TO PHYSICAL HEALTH OR SAFETY OF CHILD. "Danger to the physical health or safety of a child" includes exposure of the child to loss or injury t
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.0010 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.0010. ACKNOWLEDGED FATHER. "Acknowledged father" means a man who has established a father-child relationship under Chapter 160.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.010 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.010. DISPOSABLE EARNINGS. "Disposable earnings" means the part of the earnings of an individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any a
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.0011 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.0011. ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT OF WITHHOLDING. "Administrative writ of withholding" means the document issued by the Title IV-D agency or domestic relations of
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.011 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.011. EARNINGS. "Earnings" means a payment to or due an individual, regardless of source and how denominated. The term includes a periodic or lump-sum paym
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.012 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.012. EMPLOYER. "Employer" means a person, corporation, partnership, workers' compensation insurance carrier, governmental entity, the United States, or an
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.013 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.013. FILED. "Filed" means officially filed with the clerk of the court.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.014 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.014. GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. "Governmental entity" means the state, a political subdivision of the state, or an agency of the state.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.0015 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.0015. ALLEGED FATHER.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.015 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.015. HEALTH INSURANCE. "Health insurance" means insurance coverage that provides basic health care services, including usual physician services, office vi
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.016 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.016. JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATORSHIP. "Joint managing conservatorship" means the sharing of the rights and duties of a parent by two parties, ordinarily th
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.0017 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.0017. AMICUS ATTORNEY. "Amicus attorney" has the meaning assigned by Section 107.001.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.017 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.017. LICENSED CHILD PLACING AGENCY. "Licensed child placing agency" means a person, including an organization or corporation, licensed or certified under
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.0018 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.0018. ATTORNEY AD LITEM. "Attorney ad litem" has the meaning assigned by Section 107.001.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.018 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.018. LOCAL REGISTRY. "Local registry" means a county agency or public entity operated under the authority of a district clerk, county government, juvenile
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.019 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.019. MANAGING CONSERVATORSHIP. "Managing conservatorship" means the relationship between a child and a managing conservator appointed by court order.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.020 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.020. MEDICAL SUPPORT. "Medical support" means periodic payments or a lump-sum payment made under an order to cover medical expenses, including health insu
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.021 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.021. OBLIGEE. "Obligee" means a person or entity entitled to receive payments of child support, including an agency of this state or of another jurisdicti
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.022 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.022. OBLIGOR. "Obligor" means a person required to make payments under the terms of a support order for a child.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.023 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.023. ORDER. "Order" means a final order unless identified as a temporary order or the context clearly requires a different meaning. The term includes a de
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.024 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.024. PARENT.
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.025 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.025. PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP. "Parent-child relationship" means the legal relationship between a child and the child's parents as provided by Chapter 16
• Tex. Fam. Code § 101.026 Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.026. RENDER. "Render" means the pronouncement by a judge of the court's ruling on a matter. The pronouncement may be made orally in the presence of the co

Representative cases

1. Taggart v. Jefferson County Child Support Enforcement Unit, 935 F.2d 947 matched by keyword "child support"; cited by 23 cases
2. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services, Child Support Enforcement v. Holland, 602 So.2d 652 matched by keyword "child support"; cited by 15 cases
3. State, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services Office of Child Support Enforcement v. Wright, 498 So.2d 1008 matched by keyword "child support"; cited by 10 cases
4. State, Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement v. Segrera, 661 So.2d 922 matched by keyword "child support"; cited by 10 cases
5. Taggart v. Jefferson County Child Support Enforcement Unit, 915 F.2d 396 matched by keyword "child support"; cited by 9 cases
6. State Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services, Office of Child Support Enforcement ex rel. Whitman v. Whitman, 481 So.2d 968 matched by keyword "child support"; cited by 8 cases
7. State, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services, Office of Child Support Enforcement ex rel. Worthy v. Carwell, 524 So.2d 484 matched by keyword "child support"; cited by 7 cases
8. State, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services, Office of Child Support Enforcement ex rel. Luke v. Wright, 489 So.2d 1148 matched by keyword "child support"; cited by 6 cases
9. Patton v. State Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services, Office of Child Support Enforcement, ex rel. D.A.R., 597 So.2d 302 matched by keyword "child support"; cited by 6 cases
10. Battye v. Child Support Services, Inc., 873 F. Supp. 103 matched by keyword "child support"; cited by 6 cases

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