Sec. 103.026. MISCELLANEOUS FEES AND COSTS: FAMILY CODE. Fees and costs shall be paid or collected under the Family Code as follows:

(1) costs of determining and sending information concerning the identity of the court with continuing, exclusive jurisdiction if charged by the bureau of vital statistics (Sec. 108.006, Family Code) . . . reasonable fee;

(2) initial operations fee paid to the domestic relations office on each filing of an original suit affecting the parent-child relationship, motion for modification, or motion for enforcement, if authorized by the administering entity (Sec. 203.005, Family Code) . . . not to exceed $15;

(3) initial child support service fee paid to the domestic relations office in certain counties on the filing of an original suit affecting the parent-child relationship, if authorized by the administering entity (Sec. 203.005, Family Code) . . . not to exceed $36;

(4) service fee for services of a domestic relations office, if authorized by the administering entity (Sec. 203.005, Family Code) . . . not to exceed $3 per month;

(5) fee to reimburse a domestic relations office for a fee paid for filing an administrative writ of withholding (Secs. 158.503 and 203.005, Family Code) . . . the amount of the fee paid;

(6) fee from a Title IV-D agency for each item of process to each individual on whom service is required, including service by certified or registered mail (Sec. 231.202, Family Code) . . . the amount that a sheriff or constable may charge for serving process under Section 118.131, Local Government Code;

(7) a fee for mailing an order vacating or staying an order suspending a license to the appropriate licensing authority (Sec. 232.013, Family Code) . . . $5 for each order mailed; and

(8) a court cost paid by a party to a truancy case, if ordered by a truancy court (Sec. 65.107, Family Code) . . . $50.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 7.116, eff. September 1, 2007.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 11.114, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 8.121(a), eff. September 1, 2017.