# Tex. Family Code § 154.009: RETROACTIVE CHILD SUPPORT

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C154_S154.009

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Family Code § 154.009
- **Heading:** RETROACTIVE CHILD SUPPORT
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.009

## Text

(a) The court may order a parent to pay retroactive child support if the parent:

(1) has not previously been ordered to pay support for the child; and

(2) was not a party to a suit in which support was ordered.

(b) In ordering retroactive child support, the court shall apply the child support guidelines provided by this chapter.

(c) Unless the Title IV-D agency is a party to an agreement concerning support or purporting to settle past, present, or future support obligations by prepayment or otherwise, an agreement between the parties does not reduce or terminate retroactive support that the agency may request.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the court may order a parent subject to a previous child support order to pay retroactive child support if:

(1) the previous child support order terminated as a result of the marriage or remarriage of the child's parents;

(2) the child's parents separated after the marriage or remarriage; and

(3) a new child support order is sought after the date of the separation.

(e) In rendering an order under Subsection (d), the court may order retroactive child support back to the date of the separation of the child's parents.

## 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)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C154_S154.009. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.