Chapter 158 Withholding from Earnings for Child Support
Title 5, The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship · Subtitle B, Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship · 62 sections
Subchapter A Income Withholding Required; General Provisions
§ 158.001Income Withholding; General Rule
§ 158.002Suspension of Income Withholding
§ 158.003Withholding for Arrearages in Addition to Current Support
§ 158.004Withholding for Arrearages When No Current Support Is Due
§ 158.005Withholding to Satisfy Judgment for Arrearages
§ 158.0051Order for Withholding for Attorney’s Fees, Court Costs, and Expenses
§ 158.006Income Withholding in Title IV-D Suits
§ 158.007Extension of Repayment Schedule by Court or Title IV-D Agency; Unreasonable Hardship
§ 158.008Priority of Withholding
§ 158.009Maximum Amount Withheld from Earnings
§ 158.010Order or Writ Binding on Employer Doing Business in State
§ 158.011Voluntary Withholding by Obligor
Subchapter B Procedure
§ 158.101Applicability of Procedure
§ 158.102Time Limitations
§ 158.103Contents of Order or Writ of Withholding
§ 158.104Request for Issuance of Order or Judicial Writ of Withholding
§ 158.105Issuance and Delivery of Order or Judicial Writ of Withholding
§ 158.106Required Forms for Income Withholding
Subchapter C Rights and Duties of Employer
§ 158.201Order or Writ Binding on Employer
§ 158.202Effective Date of and Duration of Withholding
§ 158.203Remitting Withheld Payments
§ 158.204Employer May Deduct Fee from Earnings
§ 158.205Hearing Requested by Employer
§ 158.206Liability and Obligation of Employer; Workers’ Compensation Claims
§ 158.207Employer Receiving More Than One Order or Writ
§ 158.208Employer May Combine Amounts Withheld
§ 158.209Employer’s Penalty for Discriminatory Hiring or Discharge
§ 158.210Fine for Noncompliance
§ 158.211Notice of Termination of Employment and of New Employment
§ 158.212Improper Payment
§ 158.213Withholding from Workers’ Compensation Benefits
§ 158.214Withholding from Severance Pay
§ 158.215Withholding from Lump-Sum Payments
Subchapter D Judicial Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk
§ 158.301Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding; Filing
§ 158.302Contents of Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding
§ 158.303Interstate Request for Income Withholding
§ 158.304Additional Arrearages
§ 158.306Delivery of Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding; Time of Delivery
§ 158.307Motion to Stay Issuance of Writ of Withholding
§ 158.308Effect of Filing Motion to Stay
§ 158.309Hearing on Motion to Stay
§ 158.310Special Exceptions
§ 158.311Arrearages
§ 158.312Request for Issuance and Delivery of Writ of Withholding
§ 158.313Issuance and Delivery of Writ of Withholding
§ 158.314Contents of Writ of Withholding
§ 158.315Extension of Repayment Schedule by Party; Unreasonable Hardship
§ 158.316Payment of Amount to Be Withheld
§ 158.317Failure to Receive Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding
§ 158.319Issuance and Delivery of Judicial Writ of Withholding to Subsequent Employer
Subchapter E Modification, Reduction, or Termination of Withholding
§ 158.401Modifications to or Termination of Withholding by Title IV-D Agency
§ 158.402Agreement by Parties Regarding Amount or Duration of Withholding
§ 158.403Modifications to or Termination of Withholding in Voluntary Withholding Cases
§ 158.404Delivery of Order of Reduction or Termination of Withholding
§ 158.405Liability of Employers
Subchapter F Administrative Writ of Withholding
§ 158.501Issuance of Administrative Writ of Withholding
§ 158.502When Administrative Writ of Withholding May Be Issued
§ 158.503Delivery of Administrative Writ to Employer; Filing with Court or Maintaining Record
§ 158.504Contents of Administrative Writ of Withholding
§ 158.505Notice to Obligor
§ 158.506Contest by Obligor to Administrative Writ of Withholding
§ 158.507Administrative Writ Terminating Withholding