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Procedure of the Hopkins County Court at Law for terminating an income withholding order: an IWO is not reduced or ended automatically when a child turns 18 and does not change while an arrearage is unpaid. Agreed cases - the obligor gives proof that the child is 18 and has graduated from high school, is deceased, or has had the disabilities of minority removed, with a proposed Order Terminating IWO signed by both obligor and obligee, submitted to the court coordinator for the judge's review. Non-agreed cases - the obligor files a Petition to Terminate Withholding for Child Support, the obligee is served or files a waiver or answer, the obligor schedules the hearing and notifies the obligee, and brings the proposed order. Self-represented litigants must use the forms at TexasLawHelp.org.
Texas > Tenth Administrative Judicial Region > Hopkins County > County Court at Law. The court's published procedure for ending an income withholding order for child support.
CLAY HARRISON Presiding Judge Hopkins County Court at Law Phone (903) 438-4004 Fax (903) 438-4107 118 Church Street Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482 TERMINATING AN INCOME WITHHOLDING ORDER After the court signs a decree ordering one person (the Obligor) to pay child support to another person (the Obligee), the court usually also signs an Income Withholding Order (IWO). The IWO has the effect of automatically deducting child support from the Obligor’s paycheck on a weekly, monthly, etc. basis – and this money is sent to the Obligee to help provide for the child’s expenses. However, once a child “ages out” (reaches adulthood, etc.), the IWO can be reduced or terminated as appropriate with an Order Terminating IWO. Many people believe that once a child turns 18, the IWO is automatically reduced or terminated. However, this is incorrect. In some cases, for example, the Obligor is in arrears on child support at the time the child ages out. In such a case, the IWO would not change until the arrearage is paid in full. There are two ways to terminate an IWO: agreed and non-agreed. Procedure for Terminating IWO in Agreed Cases: 1. Obligor provides proof that: i. Child is 18 years old and has graduated from high school; or ii. Child is deceased; or iii. Child’s legal disabilities of minority have been removed by marriage or court order; and 2. Obligor provides proposed Order Terminating IWO signed by BOTH obligor and obligee After the Obligor submits this to the court coordinator, the judge will review and sign the Order Terminating IWO as appropriate. Procedure for Terminating IWO in Non-Agreed Cases: 1. Obligor files Petition to Terminate Withholding for Child Support 2. Obligee must be served with the Petition or file a waiver of service/answer 3. Obligor schedules hearing with the court and Obligor notifies Obligee of date/time 4. Obligor brings copy of proposed Order Terminating IWO to the hearing 5. Court makes ruling and signs, as appropriate The Court Coordinator can be contacted at ccl@hopkinscountytx.org All self-represented litigants must use the forms at Texaslawhelp.org (links available below) Petition Order:
CLAY HARRISON Presiding Judge Hopkins County Court at Law Phone (903) 438-4004 Fax (903) 438-4107 118 Church Street Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482 TERMINATING AN INCOME WITHHOLDING ORDER After the court signs a decree ordering one person (the Obligor) to pay child support to another person (the Obligee), the court usually also signs an Income Withholding Order (IWO). The IWO has the effect of autom
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-19 (AJR-10 Tenth Region build) from BenchPath custody sources/registered/147.pdf (application/pdf, 131262 bytes, sha256 b794d49783d544039d31edaad5d8e8346509260f2e89b4d9c91495dab1dad8e9; 1 pages) - the TOPICs-registered document: digital text layer normalised (whitespace, hyphenation, page furniture) and every page checked against the rendered PDF; signature and file-stamp blocks bracketed. One-page PDF with a digital text layer, compared with the rendered page. The sheet is undated: effective_date is the TOPICs registration date. The closing words "Petition" and "Order:" are link labels on the original page. It is the court's own procedural information, reproduced verbatim. The sheet is published on the letterhead of Clay Harrison, the court's judge when it was issued; the judge has since changed, the registration stands, and no judge join is made.
The Precinct 4 justice court's instruction letter: a plea of no contest or guilty makes the fine and costs due, a not-guilty plea brings a mailed court date, remittances by money order or cashier's check only (personal checks returned), juveniles 16 and under must contact the court with a parent or guardian before the appearance date, and payment online or by phone.
3 verbatim requirements from Checklist.