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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 D. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES |
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Chapter 231. TITLE IV-D SERVICES |
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Subchapter C. PAYMENT OF FEES AND COSTS |
Sec. 231.202. AUTHORIZED COSTS AND FEES IN TITLE IV-D CASES
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In a Title IV-D case filed under this title, including a case filed under Chapter 159, the Title IV-D agency shall pay only the following costs and fees:
(1) filing fees and fees for issuance and service of process as provided by Chapter 110 of this code and by Sections 51.317(b)(1), (2), and (3) and (b-1), 51.318(b)(2), and 51.319(2), Government Code;
(2) fees for transfer as provided by Chapter 110;
(3) fees for the issuance and delivery of orders and writs of income withholding in the amounts provided by Chapter 110;
(4) the fee for services provided by sheriffs and constables, including:
(A) a fee authorized under Section 118.131, Local Government Code, for serving each item of process to each individual on whom service is required, including service by certified or registered mail; and
(B) a fee authorized under Section 157.103(b) for serving a capias;
(5) the fee for filing an administrative writ of withholding under Section 158.503(d);
(6) the fee for issuance of a subpoena as provided by Section 51.318(b)(1), Government Code; and
(7) a fee authorized under a local rule for the electronic filing of documents with a clerk.