{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-157.266","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 157.266","heading":"DATE OF DELINQUENCY.","body":"(a) A child support payment is delinquent for the purpose of accrual of interest if the payment is not received before the 31st day after the payment date stated in the order by:\n(1) the local registry, Title IV-D registry, or state disbursement unit; or\n(2) the obligee or entity specified in the order, if payments are not made through a registry.\n(b) If a payment date is not stated in the order, a child support payment is delinquent if payment is not received by the registry or the obligee or entity specified in the order on the date that an amount equal to the support payable for one month becomes past due.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 943, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.","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 157. ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER F. JUDGMENT AND INTEREST"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.157.htm#157.266","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"5c33044b1676fac7a79a5afa3150f11e1b68c875d13a5781c2608666bc4e943b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-157.265","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-157.267"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}