Texas Family Code - Section 158.011. Voluntary Withholding By Obligor
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§ 158.011. VOLUNTARY WITHHOLDING BY OBLIGOR. (a) An
obligor may file with the clerk of the court a notarized or
acknowledged request signed by the obligor and the obligee for the
issuance and delivery to the obligor's employer of a writ of
withholding. A notarized or acknowledged request may be filed
under this section regardless of whether a writ or order has been
served on any party or of the existence or amount of an arrearage.
(b) On receipt of a request under this section, the clerk
shall issue and deliver a writ of withholding in the manner provided
by this chapter.
(c) An employer that receives a writ of withholding issued
under this section may request a hearing in the same manner and
according to the same terms provided by Section 158.205.
(d) An obligor whose employer receives a writ of withholding
issued under this section may request a hearing in the manner
provided by Section 158.309.
(e) An obligee may contest a writ of withholding issued
under this section by requesting, not later than the 180th day after
the date on which the obligee discovers that the writ has been
issued, a hearing in the manner provided by Section 158.309.
(f) A writ of withholding under this section may not reduce
the total amount of child support, including arrearages, owed by
the obligor.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, § 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, § 39, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
Section: 158.005 158.0051 158.006 158.007 158.008 158.009 158.010 158.011 158.101 158.102 158.103 158.104 158.105 158.106 158.201
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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