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Texas Family Code › Title 5. The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship

Chapter 158

Withholding from Earnings for Child Support

Subchapter A. Income Withholding Required; General Provisions

158.001Income Withholding; General Rule
158.002Suspension of Income Withholding
158.003Withholding for Arrearages in Addition to Current Support
158.004Withholding for Arrearages When No Current Support Is Due
158.005Withholding to Satisfy Judgment for Arrearages
158.0051Order for Withholding for Attorney's Fees, Court Costs, and Expenses
158.006Income Withholding in Title IV-D Suits
158.007Extension of Repayment Schedule by Court or Title IV-D Agency; Unreasonable Hardship
158.008Priority of Withholding
158.009Maximum Amount Withheld from Earnings
158.010Order or Writ Binding on Employer Doing Business in State
158.011Voluntary Withholding by Obligor

Subchapter B. Procedure

158.101Applicability of Procedure
158.102Time Limitations
158.103Contents of Order or Writ of Withholding
158.104Request for Issuance of Order or Judicial Writ of Withholding
158.105Issuance and Delivery of Order or Judicial Writ of Withholding
158.106Required Forms for Income Withholding

Subchapter C. Rights and Duties of Employer

158.201Order or Writ Binding on Employer
158.202Effective Date of and Duration of Withholding
158.203Remitting Withheld Payments
158.204Employer May Deduct Fee from Earnings
158.205Hearing Requested by Employer
158.206Liability and Obligation of Employer; Workers' Compensation Claims
158.207Employer Receiving More Than One Order or Writ
158.208Employer May Combine Amounts Withheld
158.209Employer's Penalty for Discriminatory Hiring or Discharge
158.210Fine for Noncompliance
158.211Notice of Termination of Employment and of New Employment
158.212Improper Payment
158.213Withholding from Workers' Compensation Benefits
158.214Withholding from Severance Pay
158.215Withholding from Lump-Sum Payments

Subchapter D. Judicial Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk

158.301Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding; Filing
158.302Contents of Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding
158.303Interstate Request for Income Withholding
158.304Additional Arrearages
158.306Delivery of Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding; Time of Delivery
158.307Motion to Stay Issuance of Writ of Withholding
158.308Effect of Filing Motion to Stay
158.309Hearing on Motion to Stay
158.310Special Exceptions
158.311Arrearages
158.312Request for Issuance and Delivery of Writ of Withholding
158.313Issuance and Delivery of Writ of Withholding
158.314Contents of Writ of Withholding
158.315Extension of Repayment Schedule by Party; Unreasonable Hardship
158.316Payment of Amount to Be Withheld
158.317Failure to Receive Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding
158.319Issuance and Delivery of Judicial Writ of Withholding to Subsequent Employer

Subchapter E. Modification, Reduction, or Termination of Withholding

158.401Modifications to or Termination of Withholding by Title IV-D Agency
158.402Agreement by Parties Regarding Amount or Duration of Withholding
158.403Modifications to or Termination of Withholding in Voluntary Withholding Cases
158.404Delivery of Order of Reduction or Termination of Withholding
158.405Liability of Employers

Subchapter F. Administrative Writ of Withholding

158.501Issuance of Administrative Writ of Withholding
158.502When Administrative Writ of Withholding May Be Issued
158.503Delivery of Administrative Writ to Employer; Filing with Court or Maintaining Record
158.504Contents of Administrative Writ of Withholding
158.505Notice to Obligor
158.506Contest by Obligor to Administrative Writ of Withholding
158.507Administrative Writ Terminating Withholding