The court may order that child support be paid by:
- (1) periodic payments;
- (2) a lump-sum payment;
- (3) an annuity purchase;
- (4) the setting aside of property to be administered for the support of the child as specified in the order;
- (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
- (6) any combination of periodic payments, lump-sum payments, annuity purchases, or setting aside of property.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 (H.B. 867), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.