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FAMILY CODETitle 5 - THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPSubtitle B - SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPChapter 158 - WITHHOLDING FROM EARNINGS FOR CHILD SUPPORT
Subchapter A - INCOME WITHHOLDING REQUIRED; GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 158.007 - Extension of Repayment Schedule By Court or Title Iv-D Agency; Unreasonable Hardship

Tex. Fam. Code § 158.007

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Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 158.007 - Extension of Repayment Schedule By Court or Title Iv-D Agency; Unreasonable Hardship

If the court or the Title IV-D agency finds that the schedule for discharging arrearages would cause the obligor, the obligor's family, or children for whom support is due from the obligor to suffer unreasonable hardship, the court or agency may extend the payment period for a reasonable length of time.

Tex. Fam. Code § 158.007

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 22, eff. 9/1/1999.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. 4/20/1995.