Tex. Fam. Code § 158.009 · Subchapter A. INCOME WITHHOLDING REQUIRED; GENERAL PROVISIONS
MAXIMUM AMOUNT WITHHELD FROM EARNINGS.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
An order or writ of withholding shall direct that any employer of the obligor withhold from the obligor's disposable earnings the amount specified up to a maximum amount of 50 percent of the obligor's disposable earnings.
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. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.158.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
Cited by 4 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Fam. Code § 158.009. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Family Code
- Tex. Fam. Code § 158.0051ORDER FOR WITHHOLDING FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPENSES.Printed as Section 158.009
- Tex. Fam. Code § 158.207EMPLOYER RECEIVING MORE THAN ONE ORDER OR WRIT.Printed as Section 158.009
- Tex. Fam. Code § 158.213WITHHOLDING FROM WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS.Printed as Section 158.009
- Tex. Fam. Code § 158.214WITHHOLDING FROM SEVERANCE PAY.Printed as Section 158.009
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