Texas Family Code 9.012 – Contempt
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(a) The court may enforce by contempt an order requiring delivery of specific property or an award of a right to future property.
(b) The court may not enforce by contempt an award in a decree of divorce or annulment of a sum of money payable in a lump sum or in future installment payments in the nature of debt, except for:
(1) a sum of money in existence at the time the decree was rendered; or
(2) a matured right to future payments as provided by § 9.011.
Terms Used In Texas Family Code 9.012
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) This subchapter does not detract from or limit the general power of a court to enforce an order of the court by appropriate means.