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TX Fam Code § 158.309 (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 158.309. Hearing on Motion to Stay

Sec. 158.309.  HEARING ON MOTION TO STAY.  (a)  If a motion to stay is filed in the manner provided by Section 158.307, the court shall set a hearing on the motion and the clerk of court shall notify the obligor, obligee, or their authorized representatives, and the party who filed the application for judicial writ of withholding 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, except that a hearing may be held later than the 30th day after filing if both the obligor and obligee agree and waive the right to have the motion heard within 30 days.(c)  Upon hearing, the court shall:(1)  render an order for income withholding that includes a determination of the amount of child support arrearages, including medical support, dental support, and interest; or(2)  grant the motion to stay.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 59, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 57, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2018.|
TX Fam Code § 158.310 (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 158.310. Special Exceptions

Sec. 158.310.  SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  A defect in a notice of application for judicial 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 the court shall continue the hearing to a date certain without the requirement of additional service.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 58, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.311 (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 158.311. Arrearages

Sec. 158.311.  ARREARAGES.  (a)  Payment of arrearages after receipt of notice of application for judicial writ of withholding may not be the sole basis for the court to refuse to order withholding.(b)  The court shall order that a reasonable amount of income be withheld to be applied toward the liquidation of arrearages, even though a judgment confirming arrearages has been rendered against the obligor.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 59, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.312 (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 158.312. Request for Issuance and Delivery of Writ of Withholding

Sec. 158.312.  REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.  (a)  If a notice of application for judicial writ of withholding is delivered and a motion to stay is not filed within the time limits provided by Section 158.307, 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 support, including medical support and dental support, the amount of arrearages, and the amount to be withheld from the obligor's income.(b)  The request for issuance may not be filed before the 11th day after the date of receipt of the notice of application for judicial writ of withholding by the obligor.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 60, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2018.|
TX Fam Code § 158.313 (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 158.313. Issuance and Delivery of Writ of Withholding

Sec. 158.313.  ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.  (a)  On the filing of a request for issuance of a writ of withholding, the clerk of the court shall issue the writ.(b)  The writ shall be delivered as provided by Subchapter B.(c)  The clerk shall issue and mail the writ not later than the second working day after the date the request is filed.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 158.314 (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 158.314. Contents of Writ of Withholding

Sec. 158.314.  CONTENTS OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.  The judicial writ of income withholding issued by the clerk must direct that the employer or a subsequent employer withhold from the obligor's disposable income for current child support, including medical support and dental support, and child support arrearages an amount that is consistent with the provisions of this chapter regarding orders 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. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2018.|
TX Fam Code § 158.315 (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 158.315. Extension of Repayment Schedule by Party; Unreasonable Hardship

Sec. 158.315.  EXTENSION OF REPAYMENT SCHEDULE BY PARTY;  UNREASONABLE HARDSHIP.  If the party who filed the notice of application for judicial writ of withholding finds that the schedule for repaying arrearages would cause the obligor, the obligor's family, or the children for whom the support is due from the obligor to suffer unreasonable hardship, the party may extend the payment period in the writ.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 62, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.316 (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 158.316. Payment of Amount to Be Withheld

Sec. 158.316.  PAYMENT OF AMOUNT TO BE WITHHELD.  The amount to be withheld shall be paid to the person or office named in the writ on each pay date and shall include with the payment the date on which the withholding occurred.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 158.317 (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 158.317. Failure to Receive Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding

Sec. 158.317.  FAILURE TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.  (a)  Not later than the 30th day after the date of the first pay period following the date of delivery of the writ of withholding to the obligor's employer, the obligor may file an affidavit with the court that a motion to stay was not timely filed because the notice of application for judicial writ of withholding was not received by the obligor and that grounds exist for a motion to stay.(b)  Concurrently with the filing of the affidavit, the obligor may file a motion to withdraw the writ of withholding and request a hearing on the applicability of the writ.(c)  Income withholding may not be interrupted until after the hearing at which the court renders an order denying or modifying withholding.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 63, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.319 (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 158.319. Issuance and Delivery of Judicial Writ of Withholding to Subsequent Employer

Sec. 158.319.  ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING TO SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYER.  (a)  After the issuance of a judicial writ of withholding by the clerk, a party authorized to file a notice of application for judicial writ of withholding under this subchapter may issue the judicial writ of withholding to a subsequent employer of the obligor by delivering to the employer by certified mail a copy of the writ.(b)  The judicial writ of withholding must include the name, address, and signature of the party and clearly indicate that the writ is being issued to a subsequent employer.(c)  The party shall file a copy of the judicial writ of withholding with the clerk not later than the third working day following delivery of the writ to the subsequent employer.  The party shall pay the clerk a fee of $15 at the time the copy of the writ is filed.(d)  The party shall file the postal return receipt from the delivery to the subsequent employer not later than the third working day after the party receives the receipt.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 60, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 64, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.401 (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 E. Modification, Reduction, or Termination of Withholding|Section 158.401. Modifications to or Termination of Withholding by Title Iv-D Agency

Sec. 158.401.  MODIFICATIONS TO OR TERMINATION OF WITHHOLDING BY TITLE IV-D AGENCY.  (a)  The Title IV-D agency shall establish procedures for the reduction in the amount of or termination of withholding from income on the liquidation of an arrearages or the termination of the obligation of support in Title IV-D cases.  The procedures shall provide that the payment of overdue support may not be used as the sole basis for terminating withholding.(b)  At the request of the Title IV-D agency, the clerk of the court shall issue a judicial writ of withholding to the obligor's employer reflecting any modification or changes in the amount to be withheld or the termination 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. 65, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.402 (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 E. Modification, Reduction, or Termination of Withholding|Section 158.402. Agreement by Parties Regarding Amount or Duration of Withholding

Sec. 158.402.  AGREEMENT BY PARTIES REGARDING AMOUNT OR DURATION OF WITHHOLDING.  (a)  An obligor and obligee may agree on a reduction in or termination of income withholding for child support on the occurrence of one of the following contingencies stated in the order:(1)  the child becomes 18 years of age or is graduated from high school, whichever is later;(2)  the child's disabilities of minority are removed by marriage, court order, or other operation of law;  or(3)  the child dies.(b)  The obligor and obligee may file a notarized or acknowledged request with the clerk of the court under Section 158.011 for a revised judicial writ of withholding, including the termination of withholding.(c)  The clerk shall issue and deliver to an employer of the obligor a judicial writ of withholding that reflects the agreed revision or termination of withholding.(d)  An agreement by the parties under this section does not modify the terms of a support order.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 66, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.403 (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 E. Modification, Reduction, or Termination of Withholding|Section 158.403. Modifications to or Termination of Withholding in Voluntary Withholding Cases

Sec. 158.403.  MODIFICATIONS TO OR TERMINATION OF WITHHOLDING IN VOLUNTARY WITHHOLDING CASES.  (a)  If an obligor initiates voluntary withholding under Section 158.011, the obligee or an agency providing child support services may file with the clerk of the court a notarized request signed by the obligor and the obligee or agency, as appropriate, for the issuance and delivery to the obligor of a:(1)  modified writ of withholding that reduces the amount of withholding;  or(2)  notice of termination of withholding.(b)  On receipt of a request under this section, the clerk shall issue and deliver a modified writ of withholding or notice of termination in the manner provided by Section 158.402.(c)  The clerk may charge a reasonable fee not to exceed $15 for filing the request.(d)  An obligee may contest a modified writ of withholding or notice of termination issued under this section by requesting a hearing in the manner provided by Section 158.309 not later than the 180th day after the date the obligee discovers that the writ or notice has been issued.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 158.404 (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 E. Modification, Reduction, or Termination of Withholding|Section 158.404. Delivery of Order of Reduction or Termination of Withholding

Sec. 158.404.  DELIVERY OF ORDER OF REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF WITHHOLDING.  If a court has rendered an order that reduces the amount of child support to be withheld or terminates withholding for child support, any person or governmental entity may deliver to the employer a certified copy of the order without the requirement that the clerk of the court deliver the order.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Renumbered from Sec. 158.402 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 158.405 (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 E. Modification, Reduction, or Termination of Withholding|Section 158.405. Liability of Employers

Sec. 158.405.  LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS.  The provisions of this chapter regarding the liability of employers for withholding apply to an order that reduces or terminates withholding.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Renumbered from Sec. 158.403 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 158.501 (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 F. Administrative Writ of Withholding|Section 158.501. Issuance of Administrative Writ of Withholding

Sec. 158.501.  ISSUANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.  (a)  The Title IV-D agency may initiate income withholding by issuing an administrative writ of withholding for the enforcement of an existing order as authorized by this subchapter.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), the Title IV-D agency is the only entity that may issue an administrative writ under this subchapter.(c)  The Title IV-D agency may use the procedures authorized by this subchapter to enforce a support order rendered by a tribunal of another state regardless of whether the order has been registered under Chapter 159.(d)  A domestic relations office may issue an administrative writ of withholding under this chapter in a proceeding in which the office is providing child support enforcement services.  A reference in this code to the Title IV-D agency that relates to an administrative writ includes a domestic relations office, except that the writ must be in the form prescribed by the Title IV-D agency under Section 158.504.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 67, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 199 (H.B. 1182), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 199 (H.B. 1182), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 158.502 (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 F. Administrative Writ of Withholding|Section 158.502. When Administrative Writ of Withholding May Be Issued

Sec. 158.502.  WHEN ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT OF WITHHOLDING MAY BE ISSUED.  (a)  An administrative writ of withholding under this subchapter may be issued by the Title IV-D agency at any time until all current support, including medical support and dental support, child support arrearages, and Title IV-D service fees authorized under Section 231.103 for which the obligor is responsible have been paid.  The writ issued under this subsection may be based on an obligation in more than one support order.(b)  The Title IV-D agency may issue an administrative writ of withholding that directs that an amount be withheld for an arrearage or adjusts the amount to be withheld for an arrearage.  An administrative writ issued under this subsection may be contested as provided by Section 158.506.(c)  The Title IV-D agency may issue an administrative writ of withholding as a reissuance of an existing withholding order on file with the court of continuing jurisdiction or a tribunal of another state.  The administrative writ under this subsection is not subject to the contest provisions of Sections 158.505(a)(2) and 158.506.(d)  The Title IV-D agency may issue an administrative writ of withholding to direct child support payments to the state disbursement unit of another state.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 67, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 41, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2018.|
TX Fam Code § 158.503 (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 F. Administrative Writ of Withholding|Section 158.503. Delivery of Administrative Writ to Employer; Filing With Court or Maintaining Record

Sec. 158.503.  DELIVERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT TO EMPLOYER; FILING WITH COURT OR MAINTAINING RECORD.  (a)  An administrative writ of withholding issued under this subchapter may be delivered to an employer by mail or by electronic transmission.(b)  The Title IV-D agency shall:(1)  not later than the third business day after the date of delivery of the administrative writ of withholding to an employer, file a copy of the writ, together with a signed certificate of service, in the court of continuing jurisdiction; or(2)  maintain a record of the writ until all support obligations of the obligor have been satisfied or income withholding has been terminated as provided by this chapter.(b-1)  The certificate of service required under Subsection (b)(1) may be signed electronically. (c)  The copy of the administrative writ of withholding filed with the clerk of court must include:(1)  the name, address, and signature of the authorized attorney or individual that issued the writ;(2)  the name and address of the employer served with the writ;  and(3)  a true copy of the information provided to the employer.(d)  The clerk of the court may charge a reasonable fee not to exceed $15 for filing an administrative writ under this section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 67, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 116, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 42, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (H.B. 1674), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (H.B. 1674), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2011.|