{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-154.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 154.003","heading":"MANNER OF PAYMENT.","body":"The court may order that child support be paid by:\n(1) periodic payments;\n(2) a lump-sum payment;\n(3) an annuity purchase;\n(4) the setting aside of property to be administered for the support of the child as specified in the order;\n(5) pension, retirement, or other employee benefits in accordance with an enforceable qualified domestic relations order or similar order under Subchapter J, Chapter 157; or\n(6) any combination of periodic payments, lump-sum payments, annuity purchases, or setting aside of property.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 (H.B. 867), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","CHAPTER 154. CHILD SUPPORT","SUBCHAPTER A. COURT-ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.154.htm#154.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"d3e4040868b62cc44a663c47f447a55e9c0adea92ff4fe5279f0a8ff6fdd80f8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-154.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-154.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}