Texas Family Code - Section 158.0051. Order For Withholding For Costs And Fees
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§ 158.0051. ORDER FOR WITHHOLDING FOR COSTS AND
FEES. (a) In addition to an order for income to be withheld for
child support, including child support and child support
arrearages, the court may render an order that income be withheld
from the disposable earnings of the obligor to be applied towards
the satisfaction of any ordered attorney's fees and costs resulting
from an action to enforce child support under this title.
(b) An order rendered under this section is subordinate to
an order or writ of withholding for child support under this chapter
and is subject to the maximum amount allowed to be withheld under
Section 158.009.
(c) The court shall order that amounts withheld for fees and
costs under this section be remitted directly to the person
entitled to the ordered attorney's fees or costs or be paid through
a local registry for disbursement to that person.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, § 35, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.
Section: 157.425 157.426 158.001 158.002 158.003 158.004 158.005 158.0051 158.006 158.007 158.008 158.009 158.010 158.011 158.101
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