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TX Fam Code § 158.002 (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 A. Income Withholding Required; General Provisions|Section 158.002. Suspension of Income Withholding

Sec. 158.002.  SUSPENSION OF INCOME WITHHOLDING.  Except in a Title IV-D case, the court may provide, for good cause shown or on agreement of the parties, that the order withholding income need not be issued or delivered to an employer until:(1)  the obligor has been in arrears for an amount due for more than 30 days;  (2)  the amount of the arrearages is an amount equal to or greater than the amount due for a one-month period;  or(3)  any other violation of the child support order has occurred.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 35, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.003 (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 A. Income Withholding Required; General Provisions|Section 158.003. Withholding for Arrearages in Addition to Current Support

Sec. 158.003.  WITHHOLDING FOR ARREARAGES IN ADDITION TO CURRENT SUPPORT.  (a)  In addition to income withheld for the current support of a child, income shall be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor to be applied toward the liquidation of any child support arrearages, including accrued interest as provided in Chapter 157.(b)  The additional amount to be withheld for arrearages shall be an amount sufficient to discharge those arrearages in not more than two years or an additional 20 percent added to the amount of the current monthly support order, whichever amount will result in the arrearages being discharged in the least amount of time.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 158.004 (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 A. Income Withholding Required; General Provisions|Section 158.004. Withholding for Arrearages When No Current Support Is Due

Sec. 158.004.  WITHHOLDING FOR ARREARAGES WHEN NO CURRENT SUPPORT IS DUE.  If current support is no longer owed, the court or the Title IV-D agency shall order that income be withheld for arrearages, including accrued interest as provided in Chapter 157, in an amount sufficient to discharge those arrearages in not more than two years.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 158.005 (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 A. Income Withholding Required; General Provisions|Section 158.005. Withholding to Satisfy Judgment for Arrearages

Sec. 158.005.  WITHHOLDING TO SATISFY JUDGMENT FOR ARREARAGES.  In rendering a cumulative judgment for arrearages, the court shall order that a reasonable amount of income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor to be applied toward the satisfaction of the judgment.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 158.0051 (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 A. Income Withholding Required; General Provisions|Section 158.0051. Order for Withholding for Costs and Fees

Sec. 158.0051.  ORDER FOR WITHHOLDING FOR COSTS AND FEES.  (a)  In addition to an order for income to be withheld for child support, including child support and child support arrearages, the court may render an order that income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor to be applied towards the satisfaction of any ordered attorney's fees and costs resulting from an action to enforce child support under this title.(b)  An order rendered under this section is subordinate to an order or writ of withholding for child support under this chapter and is subject to the maximum amount allowed to be withheld under Section 158.009.(c)  The court shall order that amounts withheld for fees and costs under this section be remitted directly to the person entitled to the ordered attorney's fees or costs or be paid through a local registry for disbursement to that person.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 35, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 158.006 (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 A. Income Withholding Required; General Provisions|Section 158.006. Income Withholding in Title Iv-D Suits

Sec. 158.006.  INCOME WITHHOLDING IN TITLE IV-D SUITS.  In a Title IV-D case, the court or the Title IV-D agency shall order that income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor and may not suspend, stay, or delay issuance of the order or of a judicial or administrative 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. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.007 (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 A. Income Withholding Required; General Provisions|Section 158.007. Extension of Repayment Schedule by Court or Title Iv-D Agency; Unreasonable Hardship

Sec. 158.007.  EXTENSION OF REPAYMENT SCHEDULE BY COURT OR TITLE IV-D AGENCY;  UNREASONABLE HARDSHIP.  If the court or the Title IV-D agency finds that the schedule for discharging arrearages would cause the obligor, the obligor's family, or children for whom support is due from the obligor to suffer unreasonable hardship, the court or agency may extend the payment period for a reasonable length of time.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 158.008 (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 A. Income Withholding Required; General Provisions|Section 158.008. Priority of Withholding

Sec. 158.008.  PRIORITY OF WITHHOLDING.  An order or writ of withholding has priority over any garnishment, attachment, execution, or other assignment or order affecting disposable earnings.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 158.009 (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 A. Income Withholding Required; General Provisions|Section 158.009. Maximum Amount Withheld From Earnings

Sec. 158.009.  MAXIMUM AMOUNT WITHHELD FROM EARNINGS.  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.|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.|
TX Fam Code § 158.010 (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 A. Income Withholding Required; General Provisions|Section 158.010. Order or Writ Binding on Employer Doing Business in State

Sec. 158.010.  ORDER OR WRIT BINDING ON EMPLOYER DOING BUSINESS IN STATE.  An order or writ of withholding issued under this chapter and delivered to an employer doing business in this state is binding on the employer without regard to whether the obligor resides or works outside this state.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.011 (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 A. Income Withholding Required; General Provisions|Section 158.011. Voluntary Withholding by Obligor

Sec. 158.011.  VOLUNTARY WITHHOLDING BY OBLIGOR.  (a)  An obligor may file with the clerk of the court a notarized or acknowledged request signed by the obligor and the obligee for the issuance and delivery to the obligor's employer of a writ of withholding.  A notarized or acknowledged request may be filed under this section regardless of whether a writ or order has been served on any party or of the existence or amount of an arrearage.(b)  On receipt of a request under this section, the clerk shall issue and deliver a writ of withholding in the manner provided by this chapter.(c)  An employer that receives a writ of withholding issued under this section may request a hearing in the same manner and according to the same terms provided by Section 158.205.(d)  An obligor whose employer receives a writ of withholding issued under this section may request a hearing in the manner provided by Section 158.309.(e)  An obligee may contest a writ of withholding issued under this section by requesting, not later than the 180th day after the date on which the obligee discovers that the writ has been issued, a hearing in the manner provided by Section 158.309.(f)  A writ of withholding under this section may not reduce the total amount of child support, including arrearages, owed by the obligor.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.101 (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 B. Procedure|Section 158.101. Applicability of Procedure

Sec. 158.101.  APPLICABILITY OF PROCEDURE.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the procedure for a motion for enforcement of child support as provided in Chapter 157 applies to an action for income withholding.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 158.102 (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 B. Procedure|Section 158.102. Time Limitations

Sec. 158.102.  TIME LIMITATIONS.  An order or writ for income withholding under this chapter may be issued until all current support and child support arrearages, interest, and any applicable fees and costs, including ordered attorney's fees and court costs, have been paid.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 158.103 (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 B. Procedure|Section 158.103. Contents of Order or Writ of Withholding

Sec. 158.103.  CONTENTS OF ORDER OR WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.  An order of withholding or writ of withholding issued under this chapter must contain the information required by the forms prescribed by the Title IV-D agency under Section 158.106.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 41, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 158.104 (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 B. Procedure|Section 158.104. Request for Issuance of Order or Judicial Writ of Withholding

Sec. 158.104.  REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF ORDER OR JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.  A request for issuance of an order or judicial writ of withholding may be filed with the clerk of the court by the prosecuting attorney, the Title IV-D agency, the friend of the court, a domestic relations office, the obligor, the obligee, or an attorney representing the obligee or obligor.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 702, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 158.105 (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 B. Procedure|Section 158.105. Issuance and Delivery of Order or Judicial Writ of Withholding

Sec. 158.105.  ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF ORDER OR JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.  (a)  On filing a request for issuance of an order or judicial writ of withholding, the clerk of the court shall cause a certified copy of the order or writ to be delivered to the obligor's current employer or to any subsequent employer of the obligor.(b)  The clerk shall issue and deliver the certified copy of the order or judicial writ not later than the fourth working day after the date the order is signed or the request is filed, whichever is later.(c)  An order or judicial writ of withholding shall be delivered to the employer by first class mail or, if requested, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, by electronic transmission,  including electronic mail or facsimile transmission, or by service of citation to:(1)  the person authorized to receive service of process for the employer in civil cases generally;  or(2)  a person designated by the employer, by written notice to the clerk, to receive orders or writs of withholding.(d)  The clerk may deliver an order or judicial writ of withholding under Subsection (c) by electronic mail if the employer has an electronic mail address or by facsimile transmission if the employer is capable of receiving documents transmitted in that manner.  If delivery is accomplished by electronic mail, the clerk must request acknowledgment of receipt from the employer or use an electronic mail system with a read receipt capability.  If delivery is accomplished by facsimile transmission, the clerk's facsimile machine must create a delivery confirmation report.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 702, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1113 (H.B. 2408), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 158.106 (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 B. Procedure|Section 158.106. Required Forms for Income Withholding

Sec. 158.106.  REQUIRED FORMS FOR INCOME WITHHOLDING.  (a)  The Title IV-D agency shall prescribe forms as required by federal law in a standard format entitled order or notice to withhold income for child support under this chapter.(b)  The Title IV-D agency shall make the required forms available to obligors, obligees, domestic relations offices, friends of the court, clerks of the court, and private attorneys.(c)  The Title IV-D agency may prescribe additional forms for the efficient collection of child support from earnings and to promote the administration of justice for all parties.(d)  The forms prescribed by the Title IV-D agency under this section shall be used:(1)  for an order or judicial writ of income withholding under this chapter; and(2)  to request voluntary withholding under Section 158.011.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 42, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 355), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Fam Code § 158.201 (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 158.201. Order or Writ Binding on Employer

Sec. 158.201.  ORDER OR WRIT BINDING ON EMPLOYER.  (a)  An employer required to withhold income from earnings is not entitled to notice of the proceedings before the order 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 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 43, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.202 (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 158.202. Effective Date of and Duration of Withholding

Sec. 158.202.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF AND DURATION OF WITHHOLDING.  An employer shall begin to withhold income in accordance with an order or writ of withholding not later than the first pay period following the date on which the order or writ was delivered to the employer and 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 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 158.203 (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 158.203. Remitting Withheld Payments

Sec. 158.203.  REMITTING WITHHELD PAYMENTS.  (a)  The employer shall remit the amount to be withheld to the person or office named in the order or writ on each pay date.  The payment must include the date on which the withholding occurred.(b)  An employer with 50 or more employees shall remit a payment required under this section by electronic funds transfer or electronic data interchange not later than the second business day after the pay date.(b-1)  An employer with fewer than 50 employees may remit a payment required under this section by electronic funds transfer or electronic data interchange.  A payment remitted by the employer electronically must be remitted not later than the date specified by Subsection (b).(c)  The employer shall include with each payment transmitted:(1)  the number assigned by the Title IV-D agency, if available, and the county identification number, if available;(2)  the name of the county or the county's federal information processing standard code;(3)  the cause number of the suit under which withholding is required;(4)  the payor's name and social security number;  and(5)  the payee's name and, if available, social security number, unless the payment is transmitted by electronic funds transfer.(d)  In a case in which an obligor's income is subject to withholding, the employer shall remit the payment of child support directly to the state disbursement unit.(e)  The state disbursement unit may impose on an employer described by Subsection (b) a payment processing surcharge in an amount of not more than $25 for each remittance made on behalf of an employee that is not made by electronic funds transfer or electronic data exchange.  The payment processing surcharge under this subsection may not be charged against the employee or taken from amounts withheld from the employee's wages.(f)  The state disbursement unit shall:(1)  notify an employer described by Subsection (b) who fails to remit withheld income by electronic funds transfer or electronic data exchange that the employer is subject to a payment processing surcharge under Subsection (e); and(2)  inform the employer of the amount of the surcharge owed and the manner in which the surcharge is required to be paid to the unit.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 702, Sec. 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1998;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (S.B. 865), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (H.B. 1674), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 355), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Fam Code § 158.204 (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 158.204. Employer May Deduct Fee From Earnings

Sec. 158.204.  EMPLOYER MAY DEDUCT FEE FROM EARNINGS.  An employer may deduct an administrative fee of not more than $10 each month from the obligor's disposable earnings in addition to the amount to be withheld as child support.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 859, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|