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Chapter 158

Withholding from Earnings for Child Support

Subchapter A. Income Withholding Required; General Provisions

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 158.0051 Order for Withholding for Attorney's Fees, Court Costs, and Expenses 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

Subchapter B. Procedure

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

Subchapter C. Rights and Duties of Employer

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

Subchapter D. Judicial Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk

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

Subchapter E. Modification, Reduction, or Termination of Withholding

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

Subchapter F. Administrative Writ of Withholding

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