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Subchapter A. Income Withholding Required; General Provisions
Section 158.001. Income Withholding; General Rule - Sec. 158.001. INCOME WITHHOLDING; GENERAL RULE. In a proceeding in...
Section 158.002. Suspension of Income Withholding - Sec. 158.002. SUSPENSION OF INCOME WITHHOLDING. Except in a Title...
Section 158.003. Withholding for Arrearages in Addition to Current Support - Sec. 158.003. WITHHOLDING FOR ARREARAGES IN ADDITION TO CURRENT SUPPORT....
Section 158.004. Withholding for Arrearages When No Current Support Is Due - Sec. 158.004. WITHHOLDING FOR ARREARAGES WHEN NO CURRENT SUPPORT IS...
Section 158.005. Withholding to Satisfy Judgment for Arrearages - Sec. 158.005. WITHHOLDING TO SATISFY JUDGMENT FOR ARREARAGES. In rendering...
Section 158.0051. Order for Withholding for Costs and Fees - Sec. 158.0051. ORDER FOR WITHHOLDING FOR COSTS AND FEES. (a)...
Section 158.006. Income Withholding in Title Iv-D Suits - Sec. 158.006. INCOME WITHHOLDING IN TITLE IV-D SUITS. In a...
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...
Section 158.008. Priority of Withholding - Sec. 158.008. PRIORITY OF WITHHOLDING. An order or writ of...
Section 158.009. Maximum Amount Withheld From Earnings - Sec. 158.009. MAXIMUM AMOUNT WITHHELD FROM EARNINGS. An order or...
Section 158.010. Order or Writ Binding on Employer Doing Business in State - Sec. 158.010. ORDER OR WRIT BINDING ON EMPLOYER DOING BUSINESS...
Section 158.011. Voluntary Withholding by Obligor - Sec. 158.011. VOLUNTARY WITHHOLDING BY OBLIGOR. (a) An obligor may...
Subchapter B. Procedure
Section 158.101. Applicability of Procedure - Sec. 158.101. APPLICABILITY OF PROCEDURE. Except as otherwise provided in...
Section 158.102. Time Limitations - Sec. 158.102. TIME LIMITATIONS. An order or writ for income...
Section 158.103. Contents of Order or Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.103. CONTENTS OF ORDER OR WRIT OF WITHHOLDING. An...
Section 158.104. Request for Issuance of Order or Judicial Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.104. REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF ORDER OR JUDICIAL WRIT...
Section 158.105. Issuance and Delivery of Order or Judicial Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.105. ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF ORDER OR JUDICIAL WRIT...
Section 158.106. Required Forms for Income Withholding - Sec. 158.106. REQUIRED FORMS FOR INCOME WITHHOLDING. (a) The Title...
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...
Section 158.202. Effective Date of and Duration of Withholding - Sec. 158.202. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AND DURATION OF WITHHOLDING. An...
Section 158.203. Remitting Withheld Payments - Sec. 158.203. REMITTING WITHHELD PAYMENTS. (a) The employer shall remit...
Section 158.204. Employer May Deduct Fee From Earnings - Sec. 158.204. EMPLOYER MAY DEDUCT FEE FROM EARNINGS. An employer...
Section 158.205. Hearing Requested by Employer - Sec. 158.205. HEARING REQUESTED BY EMPLOYER. (a) Not later than...
Section 158.206. Liability and Obligation of Employer; Workers' Compensation Claims - Sec. 158.206. LIABILITY AND OBLIGATION OF EMPLOYER; WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS....
Section 158.207. Employer Receiving More Than One Order or Writ - Sec. 158.207. EMPLOYER RECEIVING MORE THAN ONE ORDER OR WRIT....
Section 158.208. Employer May Combine Amounts Withheld - Sec. 158.208. EMPLOYER MAY COMBINE AMOUNTS WITHHELD. An employer required...
Section 158.209. Employer's Penalty for Discriminatory Hiring or Discharge - Sec. 158.209. EMPLOYER'S PENALTY FOR DISCRIMINATORY HIRING OR DISCHARGE. (a)...
Section 158.210. Fine for Noncompliance - Sec. 158.210. FINE FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. (a) In addition to the...
Section 158.211. Notice of Termination of Employment and of New Employment - Sec. 158.211. NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND OF NEW...
Section 158.212. Improper Payment - Sec. 158.212. IMPROPER PAYMENT. An employer who remits a payment...
Section 158.213. Withholding From Workers' Compensation Benefits - Sec. 158.213. WITHHOLDING FROM WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS. (a) An insurance...
Section 158.214. Withholding From Severance Pay - Sec. 158.214. WITHHOLDING FROM SEVERANCE PAY. (a) In this section,...
Section 158.215. Withholding From Lump-Sum Payments - Sec. 158.215. WITHHOLDING FROM LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS. (a) In this section,...
Subchapter D. Judicial Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk
Section 158.301. Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding; Filing - Sec. 158.301. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING;...
Section 158.302. Contents of Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.302. CONTENTS OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL WRIT...
Section 158.303. Interstate Request for Income Withholding - Sec. 158.303. INTERSTATE REQUEST FOR INCOME WITHHOLDING. (a) The registration...
Section 158.304. Additional Arrearages - Sec. 158.304. ADDITIONAL ARREARAGES. If the notice of application for...
Section 158.306. Delivery of Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding; Time of Delivery - Sec. 158.306. DELIVERY OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL WRIT...
Section 158.307. Motion to Stay Issuance of Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.307. MOTION TO STAY ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING....
Section 158.308. Effect of Filing Motion to Stay - Sec. 158.308. EFFECT OF FILING MOTION TO STAY. The filing...
Section 158.309. Hearing on Motion to Stay - Sec. 158.309. HEARING ON MOTION TO STAY. (a) If a...
Section 158.310. Special Exceptions - Sec. 158.310. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS. (a) A defect in a notice...
Section 158.311. Arrearages - Sec. 158.311. ARREARAGES. (a) Payment of arrearages after receipt of...
Section 158.312. Request for Issuance and Delivery of Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.312. REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF...
Section 158.313. Issuance and Delivery of Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.313. ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING. (a)...
Section 158.314. Contents of Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.314. CONTENTS OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING. The judicial writ...
Section 158.315. Extension of Repayment Schedule by Party; Unreasonable Hardship - Sec. 158.315. EXTENSION OF REPAYMENT SCHEDULE BY PARTY; UNREASONABLE HARDSHIP....
Section 158.316. Payment of Amount to Be Withheld - Sec. 158.316. PAYMENT OF AMOUNT TO BE WITHHELD. The amount...
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...
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...
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...
Section 158.402. Agreement by Parties Regarding Amount or Duration of Withholding - Sec. 158.402. AGREEMENT BY PARTIES REGARDING AMOUNT OR DURATION OF...
Section 158.403. Modifications to or Termination of Withholding in Voluntary Withholding Cases - Sec. 158.403. MODIFICATIONS TO OR TERMINATION OF WITHHOLDING IN VOLUNTARY...
Section 158.404. Delivery of Order of Reduction or Termination of Withholding - Sec. 158.404. DELIVERY OF ORDER OF REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF...
Section 158.405. Liability of Employers - Sec. 158.405. LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS. The provisions of this chapter...
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...
Section 158.502. When Administrative Writ of Withholding May Be Issued - Sec. 158.502. WHEN ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT OF WITHHOLDING MAY BE ISSUED....
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...
Section 158.504. Contents of Administrative Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.504. CONTENTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT OF WITHHOLDING. (a) The...
Section 158.505. Notice to Obligor - Sec. 158.505. NOTICE TO OBLIGOR. (a) On issuance of an...
Section 158.506. Contest by Obligor to Administrative Writ of Withholding - Sec. 158.506. CONTEST BY OBLIGOR TO ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT OF WITHHOLDING....
Section 158.507. Administrative Writ Terminating Withholding - Sec. 158.507. ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT TERMINATING WITHHOLDING. An administrative writ to...