Texas Statutes
§ 154.017 — EMPLOYMENT SERVICES-RELATED ORDERS FOR UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED OBLIGORS.
Texas § 154.017
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Bluebook
Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 154.017 (2026).
Text
Sec. 154.017. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES-RELATED ORDERS FOR UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED OBLIGORS.
(a)When establishing, modifying, or enforcing a child support obligation, a court or Title IV-D agency may render an order requiring an unemployed or underemployed obligor to:
(1)enroll and participate fully in a program available in the obligor's community that provides employment assistance, skills training, or job placement services; or
(2)work, have a plan to pay child support, or participate in work activities appropriate to pay the support obligation.
(b)An order rendered under this section is enforceable as provided by Chapter 157 .
SUBCHAPTER B. COMPUTING NET RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 152 (S.B. 870 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.
Nearby Sections
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§ 154.001
SUPPORT OF CHILD.§ 154.003
MANNER OF PAYMENT.§ 154.004
PLACE OF PAYMENT.§ 154.006
TERMINATION OF DUTY OF SUPPORT.§ 154.009
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Texas § 154.017, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/FA/154.017.