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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 8.001. Definitions - Sec. 8.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Maintenance" means an...
Subchapter B. Spousal Maintenance
Section 8.051. Eligibility for Maintenance - Sec. 8.051. ELIGIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE. In a suit for dissolution...
Section 8.052. Factors in Determining Maintenance - Sec. 8.052. FACTORS IN DETERMINING MAINTENANCE. A court that determines...
Section 8.053. Presumption - Sec. 8.053. PRESUMPTION. (a) It is a rebuttable presumption that...
Section 8.054. Duration of Maintenance Order - Sec. 8.054. DURATION OF MAINTENANCE ORDER. (a) Except as provided...
Section 8.055. Amount of Maintenance - Sec. 8.055. AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE. (a) A court may not...
Section 8.056. Termination - Sec. 8.056. TERMINATION. (a) The obligation to pay future maintenance...
Section 8.057. Modification of Maintenance Order - Sec. 8.057. MODIFICATION OF MAINTENANCE ORDER. (a) The amount of...
Section 8.058. Maintenance Arrearages - Sec. 8.058. MAINTENANCE ARREARAGES. A spousal maintenance payment not timely...
Section 8.059. Enforcement of Maintenance Order - Sec. 8.059. ENFORCEMENT OF MAINTENANCE ORDER. (a) The court may...
Section 8.0591. Overpayment - Sec. 8.0591. OVERPAYMENT. (a) If an obligor is not in...
Section 8.060. Putative Spouse - Sec. 8.060. PUTATIVE SPOUSE. In a suit to declare a...
Section 8.061. Unmarried Cohabitants - Sec. 8.061. UNMARRIED COHABITANTS. An order for maintenance is not...
Section 8.062. Place of Payment - Sec. 8.062. PLACE OF PAYMENT. If an obligor is ordered...
Subchapter C. Income Withholding
Section 8.101. Income Withholding; General Rule - Sec. 8.101. INCOME WITHHOLDING; GENERAL RULE. (a) In a proceeding...
Section 8.102. Withholding for Arrearages in Addition to Current Spousal Maintenance - Sec. 8.102. WITHHOLDING FOR ARREARAGES IN ADDITION TO CURRENT SPOUSAL...
Section 8.103. Withholding for Arrearages When Current Maintenance Is Not Due - Sec. 8.103. WITHHOLDING FOR ARREARAGES WHEN CURRENT MAINTENANCE IS NOT...
Section 8.104. Withholding to Satisfy Judgment for Arrearages - Sec. 8.104. WITHHOLDING TO SATISFY JUDGMENT FOR ARREARAGES. The court,...
Section 8.105. Priority of Withholding - Sec. 8.105. PRIORITY OF WITHHOLDING. An order or writ of...
Section 8.106. Maximum Amount Withheld From Earnings - Sec. 8.106. MAXIMUM AMOUNT WITHHELD FROM EARNINGS. An order or...
Section 8.107. Order or Writ Binding on Employer Doing Business in This State - Sec. 8.107. ORDER OR WRIT BINDING ON EMPLOYER DOING BUSINESS...
Section 8.108. Voluntary Writ of Withholding by Obligor - Sec. 8.108. VOLUNTARY WRIT OF WITHHOLDING BY OBLIGOR. (a) An...
Subchapter D. Procedure
Section 8.151. Time Limit - Sec. 8.151. TIME LIMIT. The court may issue an order...
Section 8.152. Contents of Order of Withholding - Sec. 8.152. CONTENTS OF ORDER OF WITHHOLDING. (a) An order...
Section 8.153. Request for Issuance of Order or Writ of Withholding - Sec. 8.153. REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF ORDER OR WRIT OF...
Section 8.154. Issuance and Delivery of Order or Writ of Withholding - Sec. 8.154. ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF ORDER OR WRIT OF...
Subchapter E. Rights and Duties of Employer
Section 8.201. Order or Writ Binding on Employer - Sec. 8.201. ORDER OR WRIT BINDING ON EMPLOYER. (a) An...
Section 8.202. Effective Date and Duration of Income Withholding - Sec. 8.202. EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF INCOME WITHHOLDING. An...
Section 8.203. Remitting Withheld Payments - Sec. 8.203. REMITTING WITHHELD PAYMENTS. (a) The employer shall remit...
Section 8.204. Employer May Deduct Fee From Earnings - Sec. 8.204. EMPLOYER MAY DEDUCT FEE FROM EARNINGS. An employer...
Section 8.205. Hearing Requested by Employer - Sec. 8.205. HEARING REQUESTED BY EMPLOYER. (a) Not later than...
Section 8.206. Liability and Obligation of Employer for Payments - Sec. 8.206. LIABILITY AND OBLIGATION OF EMPLOYER FOR PAYMENTS. (a)...
Section 8.207. Employer Receiving Multiple Orders or Writs - Sec. 8.207. EMPLOYER RECEIVING MULTIPLE ORDERS OR WRITS. (a) An...
Section 8.208. Employer's Liability for Discriminatory Hiring or Discharge - Sec. 8.208. EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR DISCRIMINATORY HIRING OR DISCHARGE. (a)...
Section 8.209. Penalty for Noncompliance - Sec. 8.209. PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. (a) In addition to the...
Section 8.210. Notice of Termination of Employment and of New Employment - Sec. 8.210. NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND OF NEW...
Subchapter F. Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk
Section 8.251. Notice of Application for Writ of Withholding; Filing - Sec. 8.251. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF WITHHOLDING; FILING....
Section 8.252. Contents of Notice of Application for Writ of Withholding - Sec. 8.252. CONTENTS OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF...
Section 8.253. Interstate Request for Withholding - Sec. 8.253. INTERSTATE REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING. (a) The registration of...
Section 8.254. Additional Arrearages - Sec. 8.254. ADDITIONAL ARREARAGES. If the notice of application for...
Section 8.255. Delivery of Notice of Application for Writ of Withholding; Time of Delivery - Sec. 8.255. DELIVERY OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF...
Section 8.256. Motion to Stay Issuance of Writ of Withholding - Sec. 8.256. MOTION TO STAY ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING....
Section 8.257. Effect of Filing Motion to Stay - Sec. 8.257. EFFECT OF FILING MOTION TO STAY. If the...
Section 8.258. Hearing on Motion to Stay - Sec. 8.258. HEARING ON MOTION TO STAY. (a) If the...
Section 8.259. Special Exceptions - Sec. 8.259. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS. (a) A defect in a notice...
Section 8.260. Writ of Withholding After Arrearages Are Paid - Sec. 8.260. WRIT OF WITHHOLDING AFTER ARREARAGES ARE PAID. (a)...
Section 8.261. Request for Issuance and Delivery of Writ of Withholding - Sec. 8.261. REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF...
Section 8.262. Issuance and Delivery of Writ of Withholding - Sec. 8.262. ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING. The...
Section 8.263. Contents of Writ of Withholding - Sec. 8.263. CONTENTS OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING. A writ of...
Section 8.264. Extension of Repayment Schedule by Party; Unreasonable Hardship - Sec. 8.264. EXTENSION OF REPAYMENT SCHEDULE BY PARTY; UNREASONABLE HARDSHIP....
Section 8.265. Remittance of Amount to Be Withheld - Sec. 8.265. REMITTANCE OF AMOUNT TO BE WITHHELD. The obligor's...
Section 8.266. Failure to Receive Notice of Application for Writ of Withholding - Sec. 8.266. FAILURE TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WRIT...
Section 8.267. Issuance and Delivery of Writ of Withholding to Subsequent Employer - Sec. 8.267. ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING TO...
Subchapter G. Modification, Reduction, or Termination of Withholding
Section 8.301. Agreement by Parties Regarding Amount or Duration of Withholding - Sec. 8.301. AGREEMENT BY PARTIES REGARDING AMOUNT OR DURATION OF...
Section 8.302. Modifications to or Termination of Withholding in Voluntary Withholding Cases - Sec. 8.302. MODIFICATIONS TO OR TERMINATION OF WITHHOLDING IN VOLUNTARY...
Section 8.303. Termination of Withholding in Mandatory Withholding Cases - Sec. 8.303. TERMINATION OF WITHHOLDING IN MANDATORY WITHHOLDING CASES. (a)...
Section 8.304. Delivery of Order of Reduction or Termination of Withholding - Sec. 8.304. DELIVERY OF ORDER OF REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF...
Section 8.305. Liability of Employers - Sec. 8.305. LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS. The provisions of this chapter...
Subchapter H. Maintenance Qualified Domestic Relations Order
Section 8.351. Jurisdiction for Qualified Domestic Relations Order - Sec. 8.351. JURISDICTION FOR QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER. (a) The...
Section 8.352. Procedure - Sec. 8.352. PROCEDURE. (a) A party to a maintenance order...
Section 8.353. Temporary Orders - Sec. 8.353. TEMPORARY ORDERS. (a) While a suit for a...
Section 8.354. Defective Prior Domestic Relations Order - Sec. 8.354. DEFECTIVE PRIOR DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER. If a plan...
Section 8.355. Amendment of Qualified Domestic Relations Order - Sec. 8.355. AMENDMENT OF QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER. (a) A...
Section 8.356. Liberal Construction - Sec. 8.356. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION. The court shall liberally construe this...
Section 8.357. Attorney's Fees and Costs - Sec. 8.357. ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS. (a) In a proceeding...
Section 8.358. Direct Payment - Sec. 8.358. DIRECT PAYMENT. Payments under a qualified domestic relations...
Section 8.359. Conflicts With Other Law - Sec. 8.359. CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW. (a) To the extent...