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Texas Family Code - Section 157.264. Enforcement Of Judgment

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§ 157.264. ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENT. (a) A money judgment rendered as provided in this subchapter may be enforced by any means available for the enforcement of a judgment for debts. (b) The court may render an order requiring: (1) that income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor in an amount sufficient to discharge the judgment in not more than two years; or (2) if the obligor is not subject to income withholding, that the obligor make periodic payments to the obligee in an amount sufficient to discharge the judgment within a reasonable time. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, § 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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