# Tex. Family Code § 154.005: PAYMENTS OF SUPPORT OBLIGATION BY TRUST

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C154_S154.005

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Family Code § 154.005
- **Heading:** PAYMENTS OF SUPPORT OBLIGATION BY TRUST
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.005

## Text

(a) The court may order the trustees of a spendthrift or other trust to make disbursements for the support of a child to the extent the trustees are required to make payments to a beneficiary who is required to make child support payments as provided by this chapter.

(b) If disbursement of the assets of the trust is discretionary, the court may order child support payments from the income of the trust but not from the principal.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Family Code § 154.001 § 154.001. SUPPORT OF CHILD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C154_S154.001.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 154.002 § 154.002. CHILD SUPPORT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C154_S154.002.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 154.003 § 154.003. MANNER OF PAYMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C154_S154.003.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 154.004 § 154.004. PLACE OF PAYMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C154_S154.004.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 154.005 § 154.005. PAYMENTS OF SUPPORT OBLIGATION BY TRUST.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C154_S154.005.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 154.006 § 154.006. TERMINATION OF DUTY OF SUPPORT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C154_S154.006.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 154.007 § 154.007. ORDER TO WITHHOLD CHILD SUPPORT FROM INCOME.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C154_S154.007.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 154.008 § 154.008. PROVISION FOR MEDICAL SUPPORT AND DENTAL SUPPORT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C154_S154.008.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 154.009 § 154.009. RETROACTIVE CHILD SUPPORT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C154_S154.009.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 154.010 § 154.010. NO DISCRIMINATION BASED ON MARITAL STATUS OF PARENTS OR SEX.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C154_S154.010.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 154.011 § 154.011. SUPPORT NOT CONDITIONED ON POSSESSION OR ACCESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C154_S154.011.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 154.012 § 154.012. SUPPORT PAID IN EXCESS OF SUPPORT ORDER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C154_S154.012.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 154.013 § 154.013. CONTINUATION OF DUTY TO PAY SUPPORT AFTER DEATH OF OBLIGEE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C154_S154.013.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 154.014 § 154.014. PAYMENTS IN EXCESS OF COURT-ORDERED AMOUNT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C154_S154.014.md)

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