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Texas Family Code - Section 158.503. Delivery Of Administrative Writ To Employer; Filing With Court

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§ 158.503. DELIVERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT TO EMPLOYER;  
FILING WITH COURT.  (a) An administrative writ of withholding 
issued under this subchapter may be delivered to an obligor, 
obligee, and employer by mail or by electronic transmission.
	(b)  Not later than the third business day after the date of 
delivery of the administrative writ of withholding to an employer, 
the Title IV-D agency shall file a copy of the writ, together with a 
signed certificate of service, in the court of continuing 
jurisdiction.  The certificate of service may be signed 
electronically.  This subsection does not apply to the enforcement 
under Section 158.501(c) of a support order rendered by a tribunal 
of another state.
	(c)  The copy of the administrative writ of withholding filed 
with the clerk of court must include:
		(1)  the name, address, and signature of the authorized 
attorney or individual that issued the writ;
		(2)  the name and address of the employer served with 
the writ;  and        
		(3)  a true copy of the information provided to the 
employer.               
	(d)  The clerk of the court may charge a reasonable fee not to 
exceed $15 for filing an administrative writ under this section.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, § 67, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, § 32, eff. Sept. 1, 
1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 116, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  
Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, § 42, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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