Texas HB2524 amends the Family Code to clarify and expand the recovery of attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses in family law proceedings.
Texas HB2524 amends the Family Code to allow courts to award reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses in various family law proceedings. These include suits for dissolution of marriage, suits affecting the parent-child relationship, and suits for modification. The bill also allows for the enforcement of these fees through means available for the enforcement of a judgment for debt. Additionally, it specifies that certain entities, such as the Title IV-D agency, may recover these fees directly.
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