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 157. ENFORCEMENT
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Tex. Fam. Code § 157.109 (2026)

Security For Compliance With Order

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Sec. 157.109. SECURITY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ORDER. (a) The court may order the respondent to execute a bond or post security if the court finds that the respondent:

(1) has on two or more occasions denied possession of or access to a child who is the subject of the order; or

(2) is employed by an employer not subject to the jurisdiction of the court or for whom income withholding is unworkable or inappropriate.

(b) The court shall set the amount of the bond or security and condition the bond or security on compliance with the court order permitting possession or access or the payment of past-due or future child support.

(c) The court shall order the bond or security payable through the registry of the court:

(1) to the obligee or other person or entity entitled to receive child support payments designated by the court if enforcement of child support is requested; or

(2) to the person who is entitled to possession or access if enforcement of possession or access is requested.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2024 · leading case: In Re Villanueva, 56 S.W.3d 905 (Tex. App. 2001).
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In Re Villanueva, 56 S.W.3d 905 (Tex. App. 2001). “109 of the Texas Family Code by not making a finding that relator was employed by an employer not subject to the jurisdiction of the court or for whom income withholding is unworkable or inappropriate.”
John Stephen Vanderbol III v. Jensen Elaine Paige Vanderbol (Tex. App. 2024). “” Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 157.109 (a)(2). Because Husband is a self-described “entrepreneur” who has had offices overseas and spends significant time in Thailand, the trial court acted within its discretion by determining that income withholding is unworkable in this case and…”
Viridiana Pace v. Carlos Von Retteg (Tex. App. 1999). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 157.109 (West 1996).”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 157.109(a)(2) — 1 case
In Re Villanueva, 56 S.W.3d 905 (Tex. App. 2001). “109 of the Texas Family Code by not making a finding that relator was employed by an employer not subject to the jurisdiction of the court or for whom income withholding is unworkable or inappropriate.”
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