These sections cover parent-child suits, conservatorship, possession, support, and child-welfare provisions. The seed range follows Texas Family Code Title 5 chapters 101 through 266.
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Tex. Fam. Code § 101.004Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.004. CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY. "Child support agency" means:
Tex. Fam. Code § 101.005Tex. 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 § 101.006Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.006. CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES. "Child support services" means administrative or court actions to:
Tex. Fam. Code § 101.007Tex. 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 § 101.008Tex. 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 § 101.009Tex. 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 § 101.0010Tex. 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 § 101.010Tex. 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 § 101.0011Tex. 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 § 101.011Tex. 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 § 101.012Tex. 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 § 101.013Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.013. FILED. "Filed" means officially filed with the clerk of the court.
Tex. Fam. Code § 101.014Tex. 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 § 101.015Tex. 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 § 101.016Tex. 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 § 101.0017Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.0017. AMICUS ATTORNEY. "Amicus attorney" has the meaning assigned by Section 107.001.
Tex. Fam. Code § 101.017Tex. 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 § 101.0018Tex. Family Code Sec. 101.0018. ATTORNEY AD LITEM. "Attorney ad litem" has the meaning assigned by Section 107.001.
Tex. Fam. Code § 101.018Tex. 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 § 101.019Tex. 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 § 101.020Tex. 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 § 101.021Tex. 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 § 101.022Tex. 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 § 101.023Tex. 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 § 101.025Tex. 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 § 101.026Tex. 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