Chapter 158
Withholding from Earnings for Child Support

Sections

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

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024