Opinion No.

Honorable Mike Driscoll Harris County Attorney 1001 Preston, Suite 634 Houston, Texas 77002

Re: Whether responsibility for the Harris County Child Support Division may be transferred from the Juvenile Board to the Domestic Relations Office

Dear Mr. Driscoll:

You inform us that the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department has established a Child Support Division. It is our understanding that the Harris County Juvenile Board has designated the chief juvenile probation officer to receive child support payments in Harris County pursuant to section 10(a) of article 5139VV, V.T.C.S.

In that regard,…