Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2594 amends the Family Code to require an obligee to return any child support payments made after the child support order has terminated if the obligor is not in arrears. The act permits the obligor to file a suit to recover the overpayments if the obligee fails to return the payments. The court is required to order the obligee to return the payments and pay the obligor's attorney's fees and all court costs if the court finds on behalf of the obligor. The act permits the court for good cause shown to waive the requirement that the obligee pay the obligor's attorney's fees and all court costs if the court states the reasons for doing so.