Tex. Fam. Code § 158.002 · Subchapter A. INCOME WITHHOLDING REQUIRED; GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUSPENSION OF INCOME WITHHOLDING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Except in a Title IV-D case, the court may provide, for good cause shown or on agreement of the parties, that the order withholding income need not be issued or delivered to an employer until:
(1) the obligor has been in arrears for an amount due for more than 30 days;
(2) the amount of the arrearages is an amount equal to or greater than the amount due for a one-month period; or
(3) any other violation of the child support order has occurred.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 35, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.158.htm
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