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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB557Relating to the enforcement of an order to pay child support by contempt and the accrual of interest on certain child support arrearages.
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Custody & supportsupport enforcementAI label
↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 90%
Limits the court's ability to hold a parent in contempt for unpaid child support and prevents interest from accruing on certain arrearages when the failure to pay was due to third-party error or circumstances outside the parent's control, reducing enforcement consequences for the paying parent.
The court may not find a respondent in contempt of court for failure to pay child support if the respondent appears at the hearing with: (1) either: (A) a copy of the payment record or other evidence satisfactory to the court showing that the respondent is current in the payment of child support as ordered by the court; or (B) evidence satisfactory to the court that the respondent has a plan for becoming current in the payment of child support as ordered by the court; and (2) evidence satisfactory to the court showing that the respondent's failure to make timely payments was due to an error
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Custody & supportchild supportAI label
↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 90%
Prevents interest from accruing on confirmed child support arrearages reduced to judgment when nonpayment was due to third-party error or circumstances outside the paying parent's control, reducing the total obligation for that parent.
Notwithstanding Subsection (b), interest does not accrue on child support arrearages that have been confirmed and reduced to a money judgment if the court rendering the judgment finds that the failure by a respondent to make timely payments resulting in the arrearages was due to an error made by a third party or other circumstances outside the respondent's control.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds defenses and exceptions in child support enforcement proceedings that reduce the paying parent's risk of contempt and financial penalties for nonpayment under specified conditions, expanding rights and reducing obligations for the less-custodial or paying parent on support-enforcement and child-support subtags.
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Hearings and calendar
2025-04-14 14:00 · Hearing · House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Committee Hearing E2.016