TX HB557

Prohibits courts from finding a respondent in contempt for failure to pay child support if they appear at the hearing with proof they are current on payments, or with a plan to become current, and evidence that late payments resulted from third-party errors or circumstances outside their control

Stops interest from accruing on child support arrearages reduced to a money judgment when the court finds the failure to make timely payments was due to third-party error or circumstances beyond the respondent's control

Applies only to enforcement hearings and money judgments that commence or are rendered on or after the effective date; prior cases remain governed by former law

Takes effect September 1, 2025