Sec. 154.003.  MANNER OF PAYMENT.  The court may order that child support be paid by:
(1)  periodic payments;
(2)  a lump-sum payment;
(3)  an annuity purchase;
(4)  the setting aside of property to be administered for the support of the child as specified in the order;
(5)  pension, retirement, or other employee benefits in accordance with an enforceable qualified domestic relations order or similar order under Subchapter J, Chapter 157; or
(6)  any combination of periodic payments, lump-sum payments, annuity purchases, or setting aside of property.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Amended by: 
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 (H.B. 867), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.