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TX Fam Code § 158.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter C. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 158.205. Hearing Requested by Employer

Sec. 158.205.  HEARING REQUESTED BY EMPLOYER.  (a)  Not later than the 20th day after the date an order or writ of withholding is delivered, the employer may, as appropriate, file a motion with the court or file a request with the Title IV-D agency for a hearing on the applicability of the order or writ to the employer.  The Title IV-D agency by rule shall establish procedures for an agency hearing under this section.(b)  The hearing under this section shall be held not later than the 15th day after the date the motion or request was made.(c)  An order or writ of withholding remains binding and payments shall continue to be made pending further order of the court or, in the case of an administrative writ, action of the Title IV-D agency.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 45, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter C. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 158.206. Liability and Obligation of Employer; Workers' Compensation Claims

Sec. 158.206.  LIABILITY AND OBLIGATION OF EMPLOYER;  WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS.  (a)  An employer receiving an order or a writ of withholding under this chapter, including an order or writ directing that health insurance or dental insurance be provided to a child, who complies with the order or writ is not liable to the obligor for the amount of income withheld and paid as required by the order or writ.(b)  An employer receiving an order or writ of withholding who does not comply with the order or writ is liable:(1)  to the obligee for the amount not paid in compliance with the order or writ, including the amount the obligor is required to pay for health insurance or dental insurance under Chapter 154;(2)  to the obligor for:(A)  the amount withheld and not paid as required by the order or writ; and(B)  an amount equal to the interest that accrues under Section 157.265 on the amount withheld and not paid; and(3)  for reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.(c)  If an obligor has filed a claim for workers' compensation, the obligor's employer shall send a copy of the income withholding order or writ to the insurance carrier with whom the claim has been filed in order to continue the ordered withholding of income.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 341, Sec. 4.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 859, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1580, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2018.|
TX Fam Code § 158.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter C. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 158.207. Employer Receiving More Than One Order or Writ

Sec. 158.207.  EMPLOYER RECEIVING MORE THAN ONE ORDER OR WRIT.  (a)  An employer receiving two or more orders or writs for one obligor shall comply with each order or writ to the extent possible.(b)  If the total amount due under the orders or writs exceeds the maximum amount allowed to be withheld under Section 158.009, the employer shall pay an equal amount towards the current support in each order or writ until the employer has complied fully with each current support obligation and, thereafter, equal amounts on the arrearages until the employer has complied with each order or writ, or until the maximum total amount of allowed withholding is reached, whichever occurs first.(c)  An employer who receives more than one order or writ of withholding that combines withholding for child support and spousal maintenance as provided by Section 8.101 shall withhold income and pay the amount withheld in accordance with Section 8.207.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 158.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter C. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 158.208. Employer May Combine Amounts Withheld

Sec. 158.208.  EMPLOYER MAY COMBINE AMOUNTS WITHHELD.  An employer required to withhold from more than one obligor may combine the amounts withheld and make a single payment to each agency designated if the employer separately identifies the amount of the payment that is attributable to each obligor.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 158.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter C. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 158.209. Employer's Penalty for Discriminatory Hiring or Discharge

Sec. 158.209.  EMPLOYER'S PENALTY 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 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)  If an employer intentionally discharges an employee in violation of this section, the employer continues to be liable to the employee for current wages and other benefits and for reasonable attorney's fees and court costs incurred in enforcing the employee's rights as provided in this section.(d)  An action under this section may be brought by the employee, a friend of the court, the domestic relations office, or the Title IV-D agency.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 48, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter C. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 158.210. Fine for Noncompliance

Sec. 158.210.  FINE 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 the provisions of this chapter may be subject to a fine not to exceed $200 for each occurrence in which the employer fails to:(1)  withhold income for child support as instructed in an order or writ issued under this chapter;  or(2)  remit withheld income within the time required by Section 158.203 to the payee identified in the order or writ or to the state disbursement unit.(b)  A fine recovered under this section shall be paid to the county in which the obligee resides and shall be used by the county to improve child support services.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 420, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 158.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter C. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 158.211. Notice of Termination of Employment and of New Employment

Sec. 158.211.  NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND OF NEW EMPLOYMENT.  (a)  If an obligor terminates employment with an employer who has been withholding income, both the obligor and the employer shall notify the court or the Title IV-D agency and the obligee of that fact not later than the seventh day after the date employment terminated and shall provide the obligor's last known address and the name and address of the obligor's new employer, if known.(b)  The obligor has a continuing duty to inform any subsequent employer of the order or writ of withholding after obtaining employment.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 158.212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter C. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 158.212. Improper Payment

Sec. 158.212.  IMPROPER PAYMENT.  An employer who remits a payment to an incorrect office or person shall remit the payment to the agency or person identified in the order of withholding not later than the second business day after the date the employer receives the returned payment.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 158.213 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter C. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 158.213. Withholding From Workers' Compensation Benefits

Sec. 158.213.  WITHHOLDING FROM WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS.  (a)  An insurance carrier that receives an order or writ of withholding under Section 158.206 for workers' compensation benefits payable to an obligor shall withhold an amount not to exceed the maximum amount allowed to be withheld from income under Section 158.009 regardless of whether the benefits payable to the obligor for lost income are paid as lump sum amounts or as periodic payments.(b)  An insurance carrier subject to this section shall send the amount withheld for child support to the place of payment designated in the order or writ of withholding.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 610, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 158.214 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter C. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 158.214. Withholding From Severance Pay

Sec. 158.214.  WITHHOLDING FROM SEVERANCE PAY.  (a)  In this section, "severance pay" means income paid on termination of employment in addition to the employee's usual earnings from the employer at the time of termination.(b)  An employer receiving an order or writ of withholding under this chapter shall withhold from any severance pay owed an obligor an amount equal to the amount the employer would have withheld under the order or writ if the severance pay had been paid as the obligor's usual earnings as a current employee.(c)  The total amount that may be withheld under this section is subject to the maximum amount allowed to be withheld under Section 158.009.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 158.215 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter C. Rights and Duties of Employer|Section 158.215. Withholding From Lump-Sum Payments

Sec. 158.215.  WITHHOLDING FROM LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS.  (a)  In this section, "lump-sum payment" means income in the form of a bonus or an amount paid in lieu of vacation or other leave time.  The term does not include an employee's usual earnings or an amount paid as severance pay on termination of employment.(b)  This section applies only to an employer who receives an administrative writ of withholding in a Title IV-D case.(c)  An employer to whom this section applies may not make a lump-sum payment to the obligor in the amount of $500 or more without first notifying the Title IV-D agency to determine whether all or a portion of the payment should be applied to child support arrearages owed by the obligor.(d)  After notifying the Title IV-D agency in compliance with Subsection (c), the employer may not make the lump-sum payment before the earlier of:(1)  the 10th day after the date on which the employer notified the Title IV-D agency; or(2)  the date on which the employer receives authorization from the Title IV-D agency to make the payment.(e)  If the employer receives a timely authorization from the Title IV-D agency under Subsection (d)(2), the employer may make the payment only in accordance with the terms of that authorization.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (S.B. 865), Sec. 20, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Fam Code § 158.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter D. Judicial Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 158.301. Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding; Filing

Sec. 158.301.  NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING;  FILING.  (a)  A notice of application for judicial writ of withholding may be filed if:(1)  a delinquency occurs in child support payments in an amount equal to or greater than the total support due for one month;  or(2)  income withholding was not ordered at the time child support was ordered.(b)  The notice of application for judicial writ of withholding may be filed in the court of continuing jurisdiction by:(1)  the Title IV-D agency;(2)  the attorney representing the local domestic relations office;(3)  the attorney appointed a friend of the court as provided in Chapter 202;(4)  the obligor or obligee;  or(5)  a private attorney representing the obligor or obligee.(c)  The Title IV-D agency may in a Title IV-D case file a notice of application for judicial writ of withholding on request of the obligor or obligee.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 57, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 50, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter D. Judicial Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 158.302. Contents of Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding

Sec. 158.302.  CONTENTS OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.  The notice of application for judicial writ of withholding shall be verified and:(1)  state the amount of monthly support due, including medical support and dental support, the amount of arrearages or anticipated arrearages, including accrued interest, and the amount of wages that will be withheld in accordance with a judicial writ of withholding;(2)  state that the withholding applies to each current or subsequent employer or period of employment;(3)  state that if the obligor does not contest the withholding within 10 days after the date of receipt of the notice, the obligor's employer will be notified to begin the withholding;(4)  describe the procedures for contesting the issuance and delivery of a writ of withholding;(5)  state that if the obligor contests the withholding, the obligor will be afforded an opportunity for a hearing by the court not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of the notice of contest;(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, including accrued interest;(7)  describe the actions that may be taken if the obligor contests the notice of application for judicial 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 judicial writ of withholding that the obligor may file with the clerk of the appropriate court.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2018.|
TX Fam Code § 158.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter D. Judicial Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 158.303. Interstate Request for Income Withholding

Sec. 158.303.  INTERSTATE REQUEST FOR INCOME WITHHOLDING.  (a)  The registration of a foreign support order as provided in Chapter 159 is sufficient for the filing of a notice of application for judicial writ of withholding.(b)  The notice shall be filed with the clerk of the court having venue as provided in Chapter 159.(c)  Notice of application for judicial 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 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 58, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 52, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter D. Judicial Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 158.304. Additional Arrearages

Sec. 158.304.  ADDITIONAL ARREARAGES.  If the notice of application for judicial writ of withholding states that the obligor has repeatedly failed to pay support in accordance with the underlying support order, the judicial writ may include arrearages that accrue between the filing of the notice and the date of the hearing or the issuance of a judicial writ of withholding.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 53, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter D. Judicial Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 158.306. Delivery of Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding; Time of Delivery

Sec. 158.306.  DELIVERY OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING;  TIME OF DELIVERY.  (a)  A notice of application for judicial writ of withholding may be delivered to the obligor by:(1)  hand delivery by a person designated by the Title IV-D agency or local domestic relations office;(2)  first-class or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the obligor's last known address or place of employment;  or(3)  by service of citation as in civil cases generally.(b)  If the notice is delivered by mailing or hand delivery, the party who filed the notice shall file with the court a certificate stating the name, address, and date on which the mailing or hand delivery was made.(c)  Notice is considered to have been received by the obligor:(1)  if hand delivered, on the date of delivery;(2)  if mailed by certified mail, on the date of receipt;(3)  if mailed by first-class mail, on the 10th day after the date the notice was mailed;  or(4)  if delivered by service of citation, on the date of service.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter D. Judicial Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 158.307. Motion to Stay Issuance of Writ of Withholding

Sec. 158.307.  MOTION TO STAY ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.  (a)  The obligor may stay issuance of a judicial writ of withholding by filing a motion to stay with the clerk of court not later than the 10th day after the date the notice of application for judicial 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 statements of fact in the motion to stay issuance of the writ are true and correct.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.308 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support|Subchapter D. Judicial Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk|Section 158.308. Effect of Filing Motion to Stay

Sec. 158.308.  EFFECT OF FILING MOTION TO STAY.  The filing of a motion to stay by an obligor in the manner provided by Section 158.307 prohibits the clerk of court from delivering the judicial writ of withholding to any employer of the obligor before a hearing is held.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 56, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|