Texas § 160.624 TEMPORARY ORDER.

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§ 160.624 — TEMPORARY ORDER.

Texas § 160.624

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Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 160.624 (2026).

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Sec. 160.624. TEMPORARY ORDER.

(a)In a proceeding under this subchapter, the court shall render a temporary order for child support for a child if the order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay child support:

(1)is a presumed father of the child;

(2)is petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated;

(3)is identified as the father through genetic testing under Section 160.505 ;

(4)is an alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing;

(5)is shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; or

(6)is the mother of the child.

(b)A temporary order may include provisions for the possession of or access to the child as provided by other laws of this state.

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Sec. 160.624. TEMPORARY ORDER. (a) In a proceeding under this subchapter, the court shall render a temporary order for child support for a child if the order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay child support:
(1) is a presumed father of the child;
(2) is petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated;
(3) is identified as the father through genetic testing under Section 160.505 ;
(4) is an alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing;
(5) is shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; or
(6) is the mother of the child.
(b) A temporary order may include provisions for the possession of or access to the child as provided by other laws of this state.