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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain requirements in connection with the expenditure |
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of child support payments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 154, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 154.0041 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 154.0041. ACCOUNTING OF CHILD SUPPORT EXPENDITURES. |
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(a) On the request of a party to a child support order and for good |
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cause shown, the court may order a sworn accounting of the |
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expenditure of child support payments if the total child support |
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obligation exceeds $500 per month. The accounting required by the |
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court order may not include a duty to account for money deposited in |
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an account before the 12 months preceding the date of the order. |
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(b) If, after a hearing, the court finds that child support |
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payments are not being used for the benefit of the child, the court |
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may order the obligee to open a child support account with a |
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financial institution solely for the receipt and use of child |
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support payments. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |