Tex. Fam. Code § 158.402 · Subchapter E. MODIFICATION, REDUCTION, OR TERMINATION OF WITHHOLDING
AGREEMENT BY PARTIES REGARDING AMOUNT OR DURATION OF WITHHOLDING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
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.
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