Sec. 154.006. TERMINATION OF DUTY OF SUPPORT. (a) Unless otherwise agreed in writing or expressly provided in the order or as provided by Subsection (b), the child support order terminates on:
(1) the marriage of the child;
(2) the removal of the child's disabilities for general purposes;
(3) the death of the child;
(4) a finding by a court that the child:
(A) is 18 years of age or older; and
(B) has failed to comply with the enrollment or attendance requirements described by Section 154.002(a);
(5) the issuance under Section 161.005(h) of an order terminating the parent-child relationship between the obligor and the child based on the results of genetic testing that exclude the obligor as the child's genetic father; or
(6) if the child enlists in the armed forces of the United States, the date on which the child begins active service as defined by 10 U.S.C. Section 101.
(b) Unless a nonparent or agency has been appointed conservator of the child under Chapter 153, the order for current child support, and any provision relating to conservatorship, possession, or access terminates on the marriage or remarriage of the obligor and obligee to each other.
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. 38, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 9(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1404 (S.B. 617), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 54 (S.B. 785), Sec. 1, eff. May 12, 2011.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
16
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2022 · leading case:
Niskar v. Niskar, 136 S.W.3d 749 (Tex. App. 2004).
Niskar v. Niskar, 136 S.W.3d 749 (Tex. App. 2004).
· cites it 2× “The Texas Family Code § 154.006 provides, in part, that unless otherwise agreed in writing or expressly provided in the order, the child support order terminates on the removal of the child’s disabilities for general purposes.”
Gray v. Nash, 259 S.W.3d 286 (Tex. App. 2008).
“See Tex. FaM.Code ANN. § 154.006(a) (recognizing trial court’s authority to order that child support payments continue after obligor’s death); Miles v.”
Est. of Gorski v. Welch, 993 S.W.2d 298 (Tex. App. 1999).
· cites it 4× “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 154.006 (Vernon 1996).”
Grayson v. Grayson, 103 S.W.3d 559 (Tex. App. 2003).
“The court also required appellant to pay all costs for his children associated with air travel between his home and appellee’s home.”
in the Interest of D.B.J., a Child, 459 S.W.3d 169 (Tex. App. 2015).
“Tex. Fam. Code § 154.006. Carol asserts that this language reaffirms that the parties can agree to extend support beyond the child’s eighteenth birthday and graduation from high school and that the order can so providé.”
In Re Cp, 327 S.W.3d 296 (Tex. App. 2010).
· cites it 2× “See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 154.006(a) (Vernon 2008).”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 154.006(a) — 5 cases
Gray v. Nash, 259 S.W.3d 286 (Tex. App. 2008).
“See Tex. FaM.Code ANN. § 154.006(a) (recognizing trial court’s authority to order that child support payments continue after obligor’s death); Miles v.”
Grayson v. Grayson, 103 S.W.3d 559 (Tex. App. 2003).
“The court also required appellant to pay all costs for his children associated with air travel between his home and appellee’s home.”
In Re Cp, 327 S.W.3d 296 (Tex. App. 2010).
“See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 154.006(a) (Vernon 2008).”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 154.006(a)(2) — 1 case
Niskar v. Niskar, 136 S.W.3d 749 (Tex. App. 2004).
“The Texas Family Code § 154.006 provides, in part, that unless otherwise agreed in writing or expressly provided in the order, the child support order terminates on the removal of the child’s disabilities for general purposes.”
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