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Texas Family Code - Section 8.267. Issuance And Delivery Of Writ Of Withholding To Subsequent Employer

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§ 8.267. ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING TO 
SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYER.  (a) After the clerk of the court issues a 
writ of withholding, a party authorized to file a notice of 
application for a writ of withholding under this subchapter may 
deliver a copy of the writ to a subsequent employer of the obligor 
by certified mail.
	(b)  Except as provided by an order under Section 8.152, the 
writ of withholding must include the name, address, and signature 
of the party and clearly indicate that the writ is being issued to a 
subsequent employer.
	(c)  The party shall file:                                                     
		(1)  a copy of the writ of withholding with the clerk 
not later than the third working day after the date of delivery of 
the writ to the subsequent employer;  and
		(2)  the postal return receipt from the delivery to the 
subsequent employer not later than the third working day after the 
date the party receives the receipt.
	(d)  The party shall pay the clerk a fee in the amount of $15 
for filing the copy of the writ.

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

Last modified: August 11, 2007