Tex.
Fam. Code Section 231.105
Notice of Change of Payee
(a)
Child support payments for the benefit of a child whose support rights have been assigned to the Title IV-D agency under Section 231.104 (Assignment of Right to Support) shall be made payable to the Title IV-D agency and transmitted to the state disbursement unit as provided by Chapter 234 (State Case Registry, Disbursement Unit, and Directory of New Hires).(b)
If a court has ordered support payments to be made to an applicant for or recipient of financial assistance or to an applicant for or recipient of Title IV-D services, the Title IV-D agency shall, on providing notice to the obligee and the obligor, direct the obligor or other payor to make support payments payable to the Title IV-D agency and to transmit the payments to the state disbursement unit. The Title IV-D agency shall file a copy of the notice with the court ordering the payments and with the child support registry. The notice must include:(1)
a statement that the child is an applicant for or recipient of financial assistance, or a child other than a recipient child for whom Title IV-D services are provided;(2)
the name of the child and the caretaker for whom support has been ordered by the court;(3)
the style and cause number of the case in which support was ordered; and(4)
instructions for the payment of ordered support to the agency.(c)
On receipt of a copy of the notice under Subsection (b), the clerk of the court shall file the notice in the appropriate case file.
Source:
Section 231.105 — Notice of Change of Payee, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.231.htm#231.105 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
