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 § 157.269 (2026)

Retention Of Jurisdiction

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Sec. 157.269. RETENTION OF JURISDICTION. A court that renders an order providing for the payment of child support retains continuing jurisdiction to enforce the order, including by adjusting the amount of the periodic payments to be made by the obligor or the amount to be withheld from the obligor's disposable earnings, until all current support, medical support, dental support, and child support arrearages, including interest and any applicable fees and costs, have been paid.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2018.

SUBCHAPTER G. CHILD SUPPORT LIEN


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: In Re Dryden, 52 S.W.3d 257 (Tex. App. 2001).
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In Re Dryden, 52 S.W.3d 257 (Tex. App. 2001). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 157.269 (Vernon Supp.”
Moore v. Brown, 993 S.W.2d 871 (Tex. App. 1999). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 157.269 (Vernon 1996) (emphasis added).”
Walton, Brian Keith v. State, 92 S.W.3d 845 (Tex. App. 2002). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 157.269 (Vernon 2002).”
Rickey T. Terry v. Brenda Gail Terry (Tex. App. 2003). · cites it 3× “Nonetheless, the crux of Appellant's argument is that the trial court had jurisdiction, either by virtue of its retained jurisdiction in accordance with Texas Family Code section 157.269 or by the same manner in which criminal courts have the authority to modify the terms of…”
Monica H. Wainwright v. James Richard Williams (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 157.269 (“A court that renders an order providing for the payment of child support retains continuing jurisdiction to enforce the order, including by adjusting the amount of the periodic payments to be made by the obligor or the 1 The trial court’s…”
in the Interest of C.H., OAG 05556988921 (Tex. App. 2019). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 157.269. 2 money judgment against Hughes within ten years of Chardaa becoming an adult.”
In Re Cesar Manuel Becerra v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). “The enforcement order notified Becerra that “[p]ursuant to Texas Family Code § 157.269, the Court retains jurisdiction over this matter until all current support and all support arrearages, including interest and any applicable fees and costs, have been paid.”
in the Matter of the Marriage of Kimberly McKinnon White & Michael Wayne White & in the Interest of McKinnon Barrett White & Kutter Dale White, Child. (Tex. App. 2007). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 157.269 (Vernon 2002).”
in RE: in the Interest of A. L. D. & L.L.D. (Tex. App. 2001). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 157.269 (Vernon Supp.”
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