Title 5 › Chapter 158 › Subchapter A

Texas Family Code § 158.009

Maximum Amount Withheld from Earnings

Withholding from Earnings for Child Support · Income Withholding Required; General Provisions

An order or writ of withholding shall direct that any employer of the obligor withhold from the obligor's disposable earnings the amount specified up to a maximum amount of 50 percent of the obligor's disposable earnings.

Official text of the Texas Family Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sections that refer to this one

§ 158.0051§ 158.207§ 158.213§ 158.214