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Tex. Fam. Code § 231.202 (2026)

Authorized Costs And Fees In Title Iv-d Cases

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Sec. 231.202. AUTHORIZED COSTS AND FEES IN TITLE IV-D CASES. In a Title IV-D case filed under this title, including a case filed under Chapter 159, the Title IV-D agency shall pay only the following costs and fees:

(1) filing fees and fees for issuance and service of process as provided by Chapter 110 of this code and by Sections 51.318(b)(2) and 51.319(2), Government Code;

(2) fees for transfer as provided by Chapter 110;

(3) fees for the issuance and delivery of orders and writs of income withholding in the amounts provided by Chapter 110;

(4) the fee for services provided by sheriffs and constables, including:

(A) a fee authorized under Section 118.131, Local Government Code, for serving each item of process to each individual on whom service is required, including service by certified or registered mail; and

(B) a fee authorized under Section 157.103(b) for serving a capias;

(5) the fee for filing an administrative writ of withholding under Section 158.503(d); and

(6) the fee for issuance of a subpoena as provided by Section 51.318(b)(1), Government Code.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 341, Sec. 1.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 7.21(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 116, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1217, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 49, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (S.B. 865), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1290 (H.B. 2302), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 4.05, eff. January 1, 2022.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2001–2020 · leading case: In the Interest of Lee Child., 36 S.W.3d 702 (Tex. App. 2001).
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In the Interest of Lee Child., 36 S.W.3d 702 (Tex. App. 2001). · cites it 3× “; Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 231.202 (Vernon 1996).”
Donald Davis v. Attorney Gen. (Tex. App. 2016). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 231.202; see also Office of Attorney Gen.”
in the Interest of Y.L.C., a Child (Tex. App. 2016). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 231.202, 231.204 (West 2014).”
in the Interest of Z.O.M. & K.R.M., Child. (Tex. App. 2020). “3d at 592 (citing TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 231.202, .204, .211(a) as provisions expressly limiting the fees and costs the OAG may incur in the course of Title IV–D litigation).”
Tex. Fam. Code § 231.202(1): 1 case
In the Interest of Lee Child., 36 S.W.3d 702 (Tex. App. 2001). “; Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 231.202 (Vernon 1996).”
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