In re Interest of C.Y.K.S.

Texas Family Code section 231.211(a) prohibits courts from assessing costs at the conclusion of a Title IV-D case against a party who was provided services by the Title IV-D agency. In this case, we are asked whether this prohibition applies to courts of appeals. We hold that it does.

Shana Williams, mother of C.Y.K.S., filed a suit affecting the parent-child relationship, which resulted in a determination that Christopher Spates was the child's father and an order that he pay child support. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) filed a motion to enforce the child support order on…