Tex. Codes » Family Code · TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · CHAPTER 154. CHILD SUPPORT
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Tex. Fam. Code § 154.004 (2026)

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Sec. 154.004. PLACE OF PAYMENT. (a) The court shall order the payment of child support, medical support, and dental support to the state disbursement unit as provided by Chapter 234.

(b) In a Title IV-D case, the court or the Title IV-D agency shall order that income withheld for child support, medical support, and dental support be paid to the state disbursement unit of this state or, if appropriate, to the state disbursement unit of another state.

(c) This section does not apply to a child support order that:

(1) was initially rendered by a court before January 1, 1994; and

(2) is not being enforced by the Title IV-D agency.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 152 (S.B. 870), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2026 · leading case: Ochsner v. Ochsner, 517 S.W.3d 717 (Tex. 2016).
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Ochsner v. Ochsner, 517 S.W.3d 717 (Tex. 2016). · cites it 2× “Tex. Fam. Code § 154.004(a) ("The court shall order the payment of child support to the state disbursement unit as provided by Chapter 234.”
In the Interest of C.S.S. v. the State of Texas, No. 03-25-00258-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Apr. 22, 2026). “See Tex. Fam. Code § 154.004 (“Place of Payment”).”
Tex. Fam. Code § 154.004(a): 1 case
Ochsner v. Ochsner, 517 S.W.3d 717 (Tex. 2016). “Tex. Fam. Code § 154.004(a) ("The court shall order the payment of child support to the state disbursement unit as provided by Chapter 234.”
Tex. Fam. Code § 154.004(b): 1 case
Ochsner v. Ochsner, 517 S.W.3d 717 (Tex. 2016). “Tex. Fam. Code § 154.004(a) ("The court shall order the payment of child support to the state disbursement unit as provided by Chapter 234.”
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