Texas Family Code - Section 158.203. Remitting Withheld Payments
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§ 158.203. REMITTING WITHHELD PAYMENTS. (a) The employer
shall remit the amount to be withheld to the person or office named
in the order or writ on each pay date. The payment must include the
date on which the withholding occurred.
(b) For payments made by electronic funds transfer or
electronic data interchange, the employer shall transmit the amount
withheld not later than the second business day after the pay date.
(c) The employer shall include with each payment
transmitted:
(1) the number assigned by the Title IV-D agency, if
available, and the county identification number, if available;
(2) the name of the county or the county's federal
information processing standard code;
(3) the cause number of the suit under which
withholding is required;
(4) the payor's name and social security number; and
(5) the payee's name and, if available, social
security number, unless the payment is transmitted by electronic
funds transfer.
(d) In a case in which an obligor's income is subject to
withholding, the employer shall remit the payment of child support
directly to a local registry, the Title IV-D agency, or to the state
disbursement unit.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 702, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1998;
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, § 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Section: 158.102 158.103 158.104 158.105 158.106 158.201 158.202 158.203 158.204 158.205 158.206 158.207 158.208 158.209 158.210
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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