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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The Title IV-D agency may establish and administer a payment incentive program to promote payment by obligors who are delinquent in satisfying child support arrearages assigned to the Title IV-D agency under Section 231.104(a).
(b) A program established under this section must provide to a participating obligor a credit for every dollar amount paid by the obligor on interest and arrearages balances during each month of the obligor's voluntary enrollment in the program. In establishing a program under this section, the Title IV-D agency by rule must prescribe:
(1) criteria for a child support obligor's initial eligibility to participate in the program;
(2) the conditions for a child support obligor's continued participation in the program;
(3) procedures for enrollment in the program; and
(4) the terms of the financial incentives to be offered under the program.
(c) The Title IV-D agency shall provide eligible obligors with notice of the program and enrollment instructions.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Family Code - FAM § 231.124. Child Support Arrearages Payment Incentive Program - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/family-code/fam-sect-231-124/
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