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Tex. Family Code § 204.001 Applicability
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Sec. 204.001. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to a commissioners court or domestic relations office of a county that did not have the authority to contract with a private entity to receive, disburse, and record payments or restitution of child support on January 1, 1997.…
Tex. Family Code § 204.002 Authority To Contract
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Sec. 204.002. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. A county, acting through its commissioners court or domestic relations office, may contract with a private entity to: (1) enforce, collect, receive, and disburse: (A) child support payments; (B) other amounts due under a court order containing…
Tex. Family Code § 204.003 Terms and Conditions of Contract
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Sec. 204.003. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT. The commissioners court or domestic relations office shall include all appropriate terms and conditions in the contract that it determines are reasonable to secure the services of a private entity as provided by this chapter, includ…
Tex. Family Code § 204.004 Funding
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Sec. 204.004. FUNDING. (a) To provide or recover the costs of providing services authorized by this chapter, a commissioners court, on its behalf or on behalf of the domestic relations office, may: (1) provide by order for the assessment and collection of a reasonable fee at the …