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 159. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT
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Tex. Fam. Code § 159.601 (2026)

Registration Of Order For Enforcement

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Sec. 159.601. REGISTRATION OF ORDER FOR ENFORCEMENT. A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state for enforcement.

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

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 38, eff. July 1, 2015.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases, 2006–2016 · leading case: In re Phillips, 496 S.W.3d 769 (Tex. 2016).
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In re Phillips, 496 S.W.3d 769 (Tex. 2016). “Tex. Fam. Code § 159.601. . We are not presented with, and do not consider, any issue concerning whether Phillips has or could seek relief by bill of review.”
in the Interest of E.H., A.H., & E.H., Child., 450 S.W.3d 166 (Tex. App. 2014). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 159.601, et seq. (West 2014).”
Arnell, Roland Scott v. Arnell, Monika Elizabeth, 416 S.W.3d 188 (Tex. App. 2013). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 159.601 . A “support order” is defined in UIFSA as “a judgment, decree, order, or directive, whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, issued by a tribunal for the benefit of a child, a spouse, or a former spouse that provides for monetary…”
in the Interest of G.L.A.Jr., E.L.A. & R.R.A., 195 S.W.3d 787 (Tex. App. 2006). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 159.601 (Vernon 2002).”
In Re Gla, 195 S.W.3d 787 (Tex. App. 2006). “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 159.601 (Vernon 2002).”
in the Interest of R.S.T., a Child, 502 S.W.3d 880 (Tex. App. 2016). “7 Conclusion The majority reaches the correct conclusion—that the Attorney General has not established error apparent from the face of the record—but for the wrong reasons.”
in the Interest of R.S.T., a Child (Tex. App. 2016). “2 See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 159.601 , et seq. (West, Westlaw through 2015 R.”
in the Interest of E.H., A.H., & E.H., Child. (Tex. App. 2014). “1 After receiving notice of the registration of the Israeli judgment (hereinafter the “Judgment”) in Texas, Shlomo timely contested the validity and enforcement of the Judgment in Texas and sought to vacate the registration of the Judgment.”
in the Interest of T.F. & T.F. (Tex. App. 2015). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 159.601 (West 2014).”
Sandra Earl Vail v. Donald Neal Brown (Tex. App. 2009). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 159.601 (Vernon 2008).”
Off. of the Attorney Gen. v. Sharon W. Buhrle (Tex. App. 2006). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 159.601 (Vernon 2002).”
Marriage of Quezada CA4/3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2015). “; Texas Fam. Code, § 159.601 et seq.) Once registered, the support order may be enforced by the new tribunal, but it may not be modified unless all the UIFSA’s requirements are met.”
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