| Texas Attorney General | | | | request of either parent or if one of the parents |
| Child Support can be enforced through the office | | | | income raises or falls. For example, a raise in pay |
| of the Attorney General. Any parent who wants | | | | at work or a loss of a job. |
| to provide support for their children may do so | | | | Enforcing Child Support |
| through this office. The TAG office will provide | | | | There are several methods the TAG office can |
| services to the custodial parents such as: locating | | | | use in order to enforce CS payments. These |
| a missing parent, establishing legal paternity, | | | | methods are used in order to make the |
| enforcing child support payments, and modifying | | | | non-custodial parents pay their obligations. |
| CS payments every three years. | | | | Interception of income tax refund checks, and |
| These services are provided to all parents who | | | | the automatic deduction of the child support |
| apply for assistance. If you are a single parent | | | | payments from the non-custodial parents pay |
| who is currently receiving assistance from the | | | | checks are just a few enforcements that the |
| state or federal government, you are | | | | Texas Attorney General office will use in order to |
| automatically eligible to receive these child support | | | | receive timely payments. |
| services. The Texas General's office will not hold | | | | CS laws have to be enforce in order for the child |
| the custodial parents responsible for any | | | | children to receive support assistance for the |
| expenses for services. | | | | non-custodial parent. The Texas Attorney General |
| When changing a court order for CS, it can only | | | | office is there to ensure that all court order CS |
| be modified through the court system in Texas. | | | | will be enforced. |
| A review can be done every three years at the | | | | |