{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-156.408","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 156.408","heading":"MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER RENDERED BY ANOTHER STATE.","body":"(a) Unless both parties and the child reside in this state, a court of this state may modify an order of child support rendered by an appropriate tribunal of another state only as provided by Chapter 159.\n(b) If both parties and the child reside in this state, a court of this state may modify an order of child support rendered by an appropriate tribunal of another state after registration of the order as provided by Chapter 159.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","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 156. MODIFICATION","SUBCHAPTER E. MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.156.htm#156.408","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"2a13ebf540f5b96028e82b2499f0a61c9e7a8838230f7da85bd6f7c094dc74fd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-156.407","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-156.409"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}