{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-81.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 81.004","heading":"CONTEMPT FOR NONPAYMENT OF FEE.","body":"(a) A party who is ordered to pay fees and costs and who does not pay before the date specified by the order may be punished for contempt of court as provided by Section 21.002, Government Code.\n(b) If a date is not specified by the court under Subsection (a), payment of costs is required before the 60th day after the date the order was rendered.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 4. PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE","SUBTITLE B. PROTECTIVE ORDERS","CHAPTER 81. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.81.htm#81.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"93d5de235304ae13fb95fa54851181c6041cd7e0a17a52c7dce17c5dab031b3a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-81.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-81.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}