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TX Fam Code § 8.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter D. Procedure|Section 8.151. Time Limit

Sec. 8.151.  TIME LIMIT.  The court may issue an order or writ for withholding under this chapter at any time before all spousal maintenance and arrearages are paid.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter D. Procedure|Section 8.152. Contents of Order of Withholding

Sec. 8.152.  CONTENTS OF ORDER OF WITHHOLDING.  (a)  An order of withholding must state:(1)  the style, cause number, and court having jurisdiction to enforce the order;(2)  the name, address, and, if available, the social security number of the obligor;(3)  the amount and duration of the spousal maintenance payments, including the amount and duration of withholding for arrearages, if any;  and(4)  the name, address, and, if available, the social security number of the obligee.(b)  The order for withholding must require the obligor to notify the court promptly of any material change affecting the order, including a change of employer.(c)  On request by an obligee, the court may exclude from an order of withholding the obligee's address and social security number if the obligee or a member of the obligee's family or household is a victim of family violence and is the subject of a protective order to which the obligor is also subject.  On granting a request under this subsection, the court shall order the clerk to:(1)  strike the address and social security number required by Subsection (a) from the order or writ of withholding;  and(2)  maintain a confidential record of the obligee's address and social security number to be used only by the court.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter D. Procedure|Section 8.153. Request for Issuance of Order or Writ of Withholding

Sec. 8.153.  REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF ORDER OR WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.  An obligor or obligee may file with the clerk of the court a request for issuance of an order or writ of withholding.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter D. Procedure|Section 8.154. Issuance and Delivery of Order or Writ of Withholding

Sec. 8.154.  ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF ORDER OR WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.  (a)  On receipt of a request for issuance of an order or writ of withholding, the clerk of the court shall deliver a certified copy of the order or writ to the obligor's current employer or to any subsequent employer of the obligor.  The clerk shall attach a copy of Subchapter E to the order or writ.(b)  Not later than the fourth working day after the date the order is signed or the request is filed, whichever is later, the clerk shall issue and deliver the certified copy of the order or writ by:(1)  certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the employer;  or(2)  service of citation to:(A)  the person authorized to receive service of process for the employer in civil cases generally;  or(B)  a person designated by the employer by written notice to the clerk to receive orders or notices of income withholding.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter E. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 8.201. Order or Writ Binding on Employer

Sec. 8.201.  ORDER OR WRIT BINDING ON EMPLOYER.  (a)  An employer required to withhold income from earnings under this chapter is not entitled to notice of the proceedings before the order of withholding is rendered or writ of withholding is issued.(b)  An order or writ of withholding is binding on an employer regardless of whether the employer is specifically named in the order or writ.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter E. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 8.202. Effective Date and Duration of Income Withholding

Sec. 8.202.  EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF INCOME WITHHOLDING.  An employer shall begin to withhold income in accordance with an order or writ of withholding not later than the first pay period after the date the order or writ was delivered to the employer.  The employer shall continue to withhold income as required by the order or writ as long as the obligor is employed by the employer.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter E. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 8.203. Remitting Withheld Payments

Sec. 8.203.  REMITTING WITHHELD PAYMENTS.  (a)  The employer shall remit to the person or office named in the order or writ of withholding the amount of income withheld from an obligor on each pay date.  The remittance must include the date on which the income withholding occurred.(b)  The employer shall include with each remittance:(1)  the cause number of the suit under which income withholding is required;(2)  the payor's name;  and(3)  the payee's name, unless the remittance is made by electronic funds transfer.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter E. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 8.204. Employer May Deduct Fee From Earnings

Sec. 8.204.  EMPLOYER MAY DEDUCT FEE FROM EARNINGS.  An employer may deduct an administrative fee of not more than $5 each month from the obligor's disposable earnings in addition to the amount withheld as spousal maintenance.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter E. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 8.205. Hearing Requested by Employer

Sec. 8.205.  HEARING REQUESTED BY EMPLOYER.  (a)  Not later than the 20th day after the date an order or writ of withholding is delivered to an employer, the employer may file with the court a motion for a hearing on the applicability of the order or writ to the employer.(b)  The hearing under this section must be held on or before the 15th day after the date the motion is made.(c)  An order or writ of withholding is binding and the employer shall continue to withhold income and remit the amount withheld pending further order of the court.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter E. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 8.206. Liability and Obligation of Employer for Payments

Sec. 8.206.  LIABILITY AND OBLIGATION OF EMPLOYER FOR PAYMENTS.  (a)  An employer who complies with an order or writ of withholding under this chapter is not liable to the obligor for the amount of income withheld and remitted as required by the order or writ.(b)  An employer who receives, but does not comply with, an order or writ of withholding is liable to:(1)  the obligee for any amount of spousal maintenance not paid in compliance with the order or writ;(2)  the obligor for any amount withheld from the obligor's disposable earnings, but not remitted to the obligee;  and(3)  the obligee or obligor for reasonable attorney's fees and court costs incurred in recovering an amount described by Subdivision (1) or (2).(c)  An employer shall comply with an order of withholding for spousal maintenance or alimony issued in another state that appears regular on its face in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this state.  The employer shall notify the employee of the order and comply with the order in the manner provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 159, with respect to an order of withholding for child support issued by another state.  The employer may contest the order of withholding in the manner provided by that subchapter with respect to an order of withholding for child support issued by another state.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter E. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 8.207. Employer Receiving Multiple Orders or Writs

Sec. 8.207.  EMPLOYER RECEIVING MULTIPLE ORDERS OR WRITS.  (a)  An employer who receives more than one order or writ of withholding to withhold income from the same obligor shall withhold the combined amounts due under each order or writ unless the combined amounts due exceed the maximum total amount of allowed income withholding under Section 8.106.(b)  If the combined amounts to be withheld under multiple orders or writs for the same obligor exceed the maximum total amount of allowed income withholding under Section 8.106, the employer shall pay, until that maximum is reached, in the following order of priority:(1)  an equal amount toward current child support owed by the obligor in each order or writ until the employer has complied fully with each current child support obligation;(2)  an equal amount toward current maintenance owed by the obligor in each order or writ until the employer has complied fully with each current maintenance obligation;(3)  an equal amount toward child support arrearages owed by the obligor in each order or writ until the employer has complied fully with each order or writ for child support arrearages;  and(4)  an equal amount toward maintenance arrearages owed by the obligor in each order or writ until the employer has complied fully with each order or writ for spousal maintenance arrearages.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter E. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 8.208. Employer's Liability for Discriminatory Hiring or Discharge

Sec. 8.208.  EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR DISCRIMINATORY HIRING OR DISCHARGE.  (a)  An employer may not use an order or writ of withholding as grounds in whole or part for the termination of employment of, or for any other disciplinary action against, an employee.(b)  An employer may not refuse to hire an employee because of an order or writ of withholding.(c)  An employer who intentionally discharges an employee in violation of this section is liable to that employee for current wages, other employment benefits, and reasonable attorney's fees and court costs incurred in enforcing the employee's rights.(d)  In addition to liability imposed under Subsection (c), the court shall order with respect to an employee whose employment was suspended or terminated in violation of this section appropriate injunctive relief, including reinstatement of:(1)  the employee's position with the employer;  and(2)  fringe benefits or seniority lost as a result of the suspension or termination.(e)  An employee may bring an action to enforce the employee's rights under this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter E. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 8.209. Penalty for Noncompliance

Sec. 8.209.  PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.  (a)  In addition to the civil remedies provided by this subchapter or any other remedy provided by law, an employer who knowingly violates this chapter by failing to withhold income for spousal maintenance or to remit withheld income in accordance with an order or writ of withholding issued under this chapter commits an offense.(b)  An offense under this section is punishable by a fine not to exceed $200 for each violation.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter E. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 8.210. Notice of Termination of Employment and of New Employment

Sec. 8.210.  NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND OF NEW EMPLOYMENT.  (a)  An obligor who terminates employment with an employer who has been withholding income and the obligor's employer shall each notify the court and the obligee of:(1)  the termination of employment not later than the seventh day after the date of termination;(2)  the obligor's last known address;  and(3)  the name and address of the obligor's new employer, if known.(b)  The obligor shall inform a subsequent employer of the order or writ of withholding after obtaining employment.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter F. Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 8.251. Notice of Application for Writ of Withholding; Filing

Sec. 8.251.  NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF WITHHOLDING;  FILING.  (a)  An obligor or obligee may file a notice of application for a writ of withholding if income withholding was not ordered at the time spousal maintenance was ordered.(b)  The obligor or obligee may file the notice of application for a writ of withholding in the court that ordered the spousal maintenance under Subchapter B.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter F. Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 8.252. Contents of Notice of Application for Writ of Withholding

Sec. 8.252.  CONTENTS OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.  The notice of application for a writ of withholding must be verified and:(1)  state the amount of monthly maintenance due, including the amount of arrearages or anticipated arrearages, and the amount of disposable earnings to be withheld under a writ of withholding;(2)  state that the withholding applies to each current or subsequent employer or period of employment;(3)  state that the obligor's employer will be notified to begin the withholding if the obligor does not contest the withholding on or before the 10th day after the date the obligor receives the notice;(4)  describe the procedures for contesting the issuance and delivery of a writ of withholding;(5)  state that the obligor will be provided an opportunity for a hearing not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of the notice of contest if the obligor contests the withholding;(6)  state that the sole ground for successfully contesting the issuance of a writ of withholding is a dispute concerning the identity of the obligor or the existence or amount of the arrearages;(7)  describe the actions that may be taken if the obligor contests the notice of application for a writ of withholding, including the procedures for suspending issuance of a writ of withholding;  and(8)  include with the notice a suggested form for the motion to stay issuance and delivery of the writ of withholding that the obligor may file with the clerk of the appropriate court.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter F. Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 8.253. Interstate Request for Withholding

Sec. 8.253.  INTERSTATE REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING.  (a)  The registration of a foreign order that provides for spousal maintenance or alimony as provided in Chapter 159 is sufficient for filing a notice of application for a writ of withholding.(b)  The notice must be filed with the clerk of the court having venue as provided in Chapter 159.(c)  The notice of application for a writ of withholding may be delivered to the obligor at the same time that an order is filed for registration under Chapter 159.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter F. Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 8.254. Additional Arrearages

Sec. 8.254.  ADDITIONAL ARREARAGES.  If the notice of application for a writ of withholding states that the obligor has failed to pay more than one spousal maintenance payment according to the terms of the spousal maintenance order, the writ of withholding may include withholding for arrearages that accrue between the filing of the notice and the date of the hearing or the issuance of the writ.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter F. Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 8.255. Delivery of Notice of Application for Writ of Withholding; Time of Delivery

Sec. 8.255.  DELIVERY OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF WITHHOLDING;  TIME OF DELIVERY.  (a)  The party who files a notice of application for a writ of withholding shall deliver the notice to the obligor by:(1)  first-class or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the obligor's last known address or place of employment;  or(2)  service of citation as in civil cases generally.(b)  If the notice is delivered by mail, the party who filed the notice shall file with the court a certificate stating the name, address, and date the party mailed the notice.(c)  The notice is considered to have been received by the obligor:(1)  on the date of receipt, if the notice was mailed by certified mail;(2)  on the 10th day after the date the notice was mailed, if the notice was mailed by first-class mail;  or(3)  on the date of service, if the notice was delivered by service of citation.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter F. Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 8.256. Motion to Stay Issuance of Writ of Withholding

Sec. 8.256.  MOTION TO STAY ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.  (a)  The obligor may stay issuance of a writ of withholding by filing a motion to stay with the clerk of the court not later than the 10th day after the date the notice of application for a writ of withholding was received.(b)  The grounds for filing a motion to stay issuance are limited to a dispute concerning the identity of the obligor or the existence or the amount of the arrearages.(c)  The obligor shall verify that the statements of fact in the motion to stay issuance of the writ are correct.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter F. Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 8.257. Effect of Filing Motion to Stay

Sec. 8.257.  EFFECT OF FILING MOTION TO STAY.  If the obligor files a motion to stay as provided by Section 8.256, the clerk of the court may not deliver the writ of withholding to the obligor's employer before a hearing is held.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter F. Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 8.258. Hearing on Motion to Stay

Sec. 8.258.  HEARING ON MOTION TO STAY.  (a)  If the obligor files a motion to stay as provided by Section 8.256, the court shall set a hearing on the motion and the clerk of the court shall notify the obligor and obligee of the date, time, and place of the hearing.(b)  The court shall hold a hearing on the motion to stay not later than the 30th day after the date the motion was filed unless the obligor and obligee agree and waive the right to have the motion heard within 30 days.(c)  After the hearing, the court shall:(1)  render an order for income withholding that includes a determination of any amount of arrearages;  or(2)  grant the motion to stay.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.259 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter F. Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 8.259. Special Exceptions

Sec. 8.259.  SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  A defect in a notice of application for a writ of withholding is waived unless the respondent specially excepts in writing and cites with particularity the alleged defect, obscurity, or other ambiguity in the notice.(b)  A special exception under this section must be heard by the court before hearing the motion to stay issuance.(c)  If the court sustains an exception, the court shall provide the party filing the notice an opportunity to refile and shall continue the hearing to a specified date without requiring additional service.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.260 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter F. Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 8.260. Writ of Withholding After Arrearages Are Paid

Sec. 8.260.  WRIT OF WITHHOLDING AFTER ARREARAGES ARE PAID.  (a)  The court may not refuse to order withholding solely on the basis that the obligor paid the arrearages after the obligor received the notice of application for a writ of withholding.(b)  The court shall order that a reasonable amount of income be withheld and applied toward the liquidation of arrearages, even though a judgment confirming arrearages was rendered against the obligor.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 8.261 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship|Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage|Chapter 8 - Maintenance|Subchapter F. Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 8.261. Request for Issuance and Delivery of Writ of Withholding

Sec. 8.261.  REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.  (a)  If a notice of application for a writ of withholding is delivered and the obligor does not file a motion to stay within the time provided by Section 8.256, the party who filed the notice shall file with the clerk of the court a request for issuance of the writ of withholding stating the amount of current spousal maintenance, the amount of arrearages, and the amount to be withheld from the obligor's income.(b)  The party who filed the notice may not file a request for issuance before the 11th day after the date the obligor received the notice of application for a writ of withholding.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|