Tex. Fam. Code § 8.357 – ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPENSES | Midpage

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§ 8.357

Tex. Fam. Code § 8.357

ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPENSES

Effective Sep 1, 2025Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 2524)

Sec. 8.357. ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPENSES

(a) In a proceeding under this subchapter, the court may order the obligor to pay reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses incurred by a party to obtain the order and all fees charged by a plan administrator for the qualified domestic relations order or similar order.
(b) Fees, costs, and expenses ordered under this section may be enforced by any means available for the enforcement of a judgment for debt.

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 (H.B. 867), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 2524), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2025.