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Tex. Family Code § 157.268

APPLICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT

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Tex. Family Code § 157.268, APPLICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/643630
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Child support collected shall be applied in the following order of priority: (1) current child support; (2) non-delinquent child support owed; (3) the principal amount of child support that has not been confirmed and reduced to money judgment; (4) the principal amount of child support that has been confirmed and reduced to money judgment; (5) interest on the principal amounts specified in Subdivisions (3) and (4); and (6) the amount of any ordered reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, expenses, or Title IV-D service fees authorized under Section 231.103 for which the obligor is responsible.