Sec. 158.0051. ORDER FOR WITHHOLDING FOR COSTS AND FEES. (a) In addition to an order for income to be withheld for child support, including child support and child support arrearages, the court may render an order that income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor to be applied towards the satisfaction of any ordered attorney's fees and costs resulting from an action to enforce child support under this title.
(b) An order rendered under this section is subordinate to an order or writ of withholding for child support under this chapter and is subject to the maximum amount allowed to be withheld under Section 158.009.
(c) The court shall order that amounts withheld for fees and costs under this section be remitted directly to the person entitled to the ordered attorney's fees or costs or be paid through a local registry for disbursement to that person.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 35, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Chapter 158 - Withholding From Earnings for Child Support
Subchapter A. Income Withholding Required; General Provisions
Section 158.001. Income Withholding; General Rule
Section 158.002. Suspension of Income Withholding
Section 158.003. Withholding for Arrearages in Addition to Current Support
Section 158.004. Withholding for Arrearages When No Current Support Is Due
Section 158.005. Withholding to Satisfy Judgment for Arrearages
Section 158.0051. Order for Withholding for Costs and Fees
Section 158.006. Income Withholding in Title Iv-D Suits
Section 158.008. Priority of Withholding
Section 158.009. Maximum Amount Withheld From Earnings
Section 158.010. Order or Writ Binding on Employer Doing Business in State