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Tex. Fam. Code § 9.014 (2026)

Attorney's Fees, Court Costs, And Expenses

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Sec. 9.014. ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPENSES. The court may award reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses in a proceeding under this subchapter. The court may order the attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses to be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's own name by any means available for the enforcement of a judgment for debt.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (S.B. 866), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 2524), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2025.

SUBCHAPTER B. POST-DECREE QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 51 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: Luc J. Messier v. Katy Shuk Chi Lau Messier, 458 S.W.3d 155 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015).
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Luc J. Messier v. Katy Shuk Chi Lau Messier, 458 S.W.3d 155 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam. Code § 9.014; McKnight v. Trogdon-McKnight, 132 S.”
Frank Pyrtle, III v. Ashanti Johnson Pyrtle, 433 S.W.3d 152 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2014). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 9.010. Additionally, section 9.”
McKnight v. Trogdon-McKnight, 132 S.W.3d 126 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2004). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 9.014 (Vernon 1998).”
Hollingsworth v. Hollingsworth, 274 S.W.3d 811 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2009). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 9.014 (Vernon 2006).”
Wilson v. Wilson, 44 S.W.3d 597 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2001). “See Tex.Fam.Code Ann. §§ 9.014, 9.205. Here, the trial court distributed all of the Wilsons’ property in the final decree of divorce.”
in the Matter of Marriage of Larry Don Bivins & Carmen Martinez Bivins, 393 S.W.3d 893 (Tex. App.—Waco 2012). · cites it 2× “It is waived in light of Texas Family Code section 9.014 authorizing the award of attorney fees for suits to enforce divorce decrees.”
De La Garza v. De La Garza, 185 S.W.3d 924 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2006). “” Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 9.014 (Vernon 1998).”
Amber Raquel Emerson v. Thomas Chad Emerson, 559 S.W.3d 727 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2018). “” Amber also moved for attorney’s fees under Texas Family Code section 9.014. In response, Thomas alleged as an affirmative defense that Amber did not perform the actions required under the decree that were necessary for him to refinance the marital home.”
Schneider v. Schneider, 5 S.W.3d 925 (Tex. App.—Austin 1999). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 9.014 (West 1998). As stated previously, the decision to grant or deny attorney’s fees under this statute is reviewed for an abuse of discretion.”
Jenkins v. Jenkins, 991 S.W.2d 440 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1999). “” Tex Fam.Code Ann. § 9.014 (Vernon 1998). The statute does not require Bee to have “prevailed” on her claims against Michael; it simply requires the fee award to be reasonable under the circumstances of this case.”
Posey v. Kinkaid (In re Kinkaid), 445 B.R. 731 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2011). · cites it 3× “001 and Texas Family Code § 9.014. Section 38.001 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code provides for the recovery of attorney’s fees by a prevailing party on a breach of contract claim.”
Shilling, Steven L. v. Gough, Kerry Paige, 393 S.W.3d 555 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2013). · cites it 2× “We conclude Shilling raised and preserved his challenge to the statutory authority of the trial court to award these attorney’s fees.”
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