Tex. Fam. Code § 158.403 · Subchapter E. MODIFICATION, REDUCTION, OR TERMINATION OF WITHHOLDING
MODIFICATIONS TO OR TERMINATION OF WITHHOLDING IN VOLUNTARY WITHHOLDING CASES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If an obligor initiates voluntary withholding under Section 158.011, the obligee or an agency providing child support services may file with the clerk of the court a notarized request signed by the obligor and the obligee or agency, as appropriate, for the issuance and delivery to the obligor of a:
(1) modified writ of withholding that reduces the amount of withholding; or
(2) notice of termination of withholding.
(b) On receipt of a request under this section, the clerk shall issue and deliver a modified writ of withholding or notice of termination in the manner provided by Section 158.402.
(c) The clerk may charge a reasonable fee not to exceed $15 for filing the request.
(d) An obligee may contest a modified writ of withholding or notice of termination issued under this section by requesting a hearing in the manner provided by Section 158.309 not later than the 180th day after the date the obligee discovers that the writ or notice has been issued.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.158.htm
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