Sec. 158.402. AGREEMENT BY PARTIES REGARDING AMOUNT OR DURATION OF WITHHOLDING. (a) An obligor and obligee may agree on a reduction in or termination of income withholding for child support on the occurrence of one of the following contingencies stated in the order:
(1) the child becomes 18 years of age or is graduated from high school, whichever is later;
(2) the child's disabilities of minority are removed by marriage, court order, or other operation of law; or
(3) the child dies.
(b) The obligor and obligee may file a notarized or acknowledged request with the clerk of the court under Section 158.011 for a revised judicial writ of withholding, including the termination of withholding.
(c) The clerk shall issue and deliver to an employer of the obligor a judicial writ of withholding that reflects the agreed revision or termination of withholding.
(d) An agreement by the parties under this section does not modify the terms of a support order.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 66, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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 E. Modification, Reduction, or Termination of Withholding
Section 158.401. Modifications to or Termination of Withholding by Title Iv-D Agency
Section 158.402. Agreement by Parties Regarding Amount or Duration of Withholding
Section 158.403. Modifications to or Termination of Withholding in Voluntary Withholding Cases
Section 158.404. Delivery of Order of Reduction or Termination of Withholding