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Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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TITLE 1. ADMINISTRATION |
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PART 3. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL |
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CHAPTER 55. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT |
| SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL GUIDELINES |
| § 55.1. Agency and Agency Attorneys in Child Support Cases |
| § 55.2. Title IV-D Agency May Appear as a Party at Any Stage of Litigation |
| § 55.3. Cooperation Required for Recipients of Child Support Services |
| § 55.4. Determination of Cooperation |
| § 55.5. Good Cause for Failure To Cooperate |
| SUBCHAPTER B. LOCATE-ONLY SERVICES |
| § 55.31. Application |
| § 55.32. Parental Kidnapping and Child Custody Services |
| SUBCHAPTER C. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW |
| § 55.101. Contesting Federal Income Tax Refund Intercept |
| § 55.102. Criteria for Reporting Past-Due Child Support to Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies |
| § 55.103. Contesting Reporting to Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies |
| § 55.104. Timely Administrative Appeals |
| § 55.105. Proper Address of Record |
| SUBCHAPTER D. FORMS FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT |
| § 55.111. Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding |
| § 55.112. Motion to Stay |
| § 55.115. Form for Employer's Motion for Hearing on Applicability of Writ or Order of Withholding |
| § 55.116. Notice of Administrative Writ of Withholding and the Income Withholding for Support |
| § 55.117. Request for Issuance of Income Withholding for Support |
| § 55.118. Income Withholding for Support |
| § 55.119. Forms for Notice of Lien, for Release of Child Support Lien, and for Partial Release of Child Support Lien |
| § 55.120. National Medical Support Notice, Request for Review of National Medical Support Notice, Termination of National Medical Support Notice |
| § 55.121. Record of Support |
| SUBCHAPTER F. COLLECTIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS |
| § 55.140. Recoupment of Collections Reversed after Distribution |
| § 55.141. Contesting Distribution of Collections on Child Support Obligations |
| § 55.142. Unclaimed Property |
| § 55.143. Arrears Payment Incentive Program |
| SUBCHAPTER G. AUTHORIZED COSTS AND FEES IN IV-D CASES |
| § 55.151. Authorized Costs and Fees in IV-D Cases |
| § 55.152. Billing for Costs and Fees in IV-D Cases |
| § 55.153. Monitoring and Auditing for Costs and Fees in IV-D Cases |
| § 55.154. Reasonable Attorney's Fees in IV-D Cases |
| § 55.155. Collecting Annual Service and Payment Processing Fees |
| SUBCHAPTER H. LICENSE SUSPENSION |
| § 55.201. Scope |
| § 55.202. Definitions |
| § 55.203. Forms |
| § 55.204. Coordinator |
| § 55.205. Initiating a Proceeding |
| § 55.206. Computation of Time |
| § 55.207. Pre-hearing Matters |
| § 55.208. Conduct of the Hearing |
| § 55.209. Procedure for a Telephone Hearing |
| § 55.212. Decision |
| § 55.213. Cost of Record |
| § 55.214. Notification to the Licensing Authority |
| § 55.215. Prerequisites for Suspension of Licenses Relating to State Taxes |
| § 55.216. Dismissal of Petition for Want of Prosecution |
| SUBCHAPTER I. STATE DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES |
| § 55.301. Scope |
| § 55.302. Definitions |
| § 55.303. Employer New Hire Reporting Requirements |
| § 55.304. Common Paymaster |
| § 55.305. Multi-State Employers |
| § 55.306. Federal Government Employers |
| § 55.307. Civil Money Penalties on Noncomplying Employers |
| § 55.308. Confidentiality and Security |
| SUBCHAPTER J. VOLUNTARY PATERNITY ACKNOWLEDGMENT PROCESS |
| § 55.401. Scope |
| § 55.402. Definitions |
| § 55.403. Forms |
| § 55.404. Voluntarily Acknowledging Paternity |
| § 55.405. Denial of Paternity Form |
| § 55.406. Entities Providing Paternity Establishment Services |
| § 55.407. Certification |
| § 55.408. Parent Survey |
| § 55.409. Rescinding Acknowledgment or Denial |
| SUBCHAPTER K. RELEASE OF INFORMATION |
| § 55.501. Release of Information |
| SUBCHAPTER L. FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DATA MATCHES |
| § 55.551. Scope |
| § 55.552. Definitions |
| § 55.553. Financial Institution Data Match Reporting Requirements |
| § 55.554. Memorandum of Agreement |
| § 55.555. Multi-State Financial Institution Data Match Reporting Requirements |
| § 55.556. Liability of Financial Institutions for Disclosure of Information |
| § 55.557. Reimbursement to Financial Institutions for Data Processing |
| § 55.558. Confidentiality and Security |
| SUBCHAPTER M. INTERCEPT OF INSURANCE CLAIMS |
| § 55.601. Scope |
| § 55.602. Data Matching Options |
| § 55.603. Insurance Services Office Data Match |
| § 55.604. Interactive Lookup |
| § 55.605. Protection from Liability; Remittance of Funds |
| § 55.606. Confidentiality and Security |
| SUBCHAPTER N. NATIONAL MEDICAL SUPPORT NOTICE |
| § 55.701. Scope |
| § 55.702. Form |
| § 55.703. Use of Form |
| § 55.704. Title IV-D Agency Responsibilities |
| § 55.705. Employer Responsibilities |
| § 55.706. Plan Administrator Responsibilities |
| § 55.707. Employee Contest Procedures |
| SUBCHAPTER O. STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT |
| § 55.801. Scope |
| § 55.802. Definitions |
| § 55.803. Forms |
| § 55.804. Methods of Disbursement |
| SUBCHAPTER P. REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF A SUPPORT ORDER |
| § 55.851. Review and Adjustment of a Child Support Order |