Sec. 159.501. EMPLOYER'S RECEIPT OF INCOME-WITHHOLDING ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE. An income-withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee or by the support enforcement agency to the person defined as the obligor's employer under Chapter 158 without first filing a petition or comparable pleading or registering the order with a tribunal of this state.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 607, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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 159 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Subchapter F. Enforcement of Support Order Without Registration
Section 159.501. Employer's Receipt of Income-Withholding Order of Another State
Section 159.502. Employer's Compliance With Income-Withholding Order of Another State
Section 159.503. Employer's Compliance With Two or More Income-Withholding Orders
Section 159.504. Immunity From Civil Liability
Section 159.505. Penalties for Noncompliance