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Texas Family Code - Section 8.154. Issuance And Delivery Of Order Or Writ Of Withholding

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§ 8.154. ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF ORDER OR WRIT OF 
WITHHOLDING.  (a) On receipt of a request for issuance of an order 
or writ of withholding, the clerk of the court shall deliver a 
certified copy of the order or writ to the obligor's current 
employer or to any subsequent employer of the obligor.  The clerk 
shall attach a copy of Subchapter E to the order or writ.
	(b)  Not later than the fourth working day after the date the 
order is signed or the request is filed, whichever is later, the 
clerk shall issue and deliver the certified copy of the order or 
writ by:
		(1)  certified or registered mail, return receipt 
requested, to the employer;  or
		(2)  service of citation to:                                                  
			(A)  the person authorized to receive service of 
process for the employer in civil cases generally;  or
			(B)  a person designated by the employer by 
written notice to the clerk to receive orders or notices of income 
withholding.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 807, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.           

Last modified: August 11, 2007