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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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FAMILY CODE |
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Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP |
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Subtitle B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP |
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Chapter 159. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT |
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Subchapter G. REGISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT, AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER |
Sec. 159.609. PROCEDURE TO REGISTER CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE FOR MODIFICATION
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A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify or to modify and enforce a child support order issued in another state shall register that order in this state in the same manner provided in Sections 159.601-159.604 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for modification.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.