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FAMILY CODETitle 5 - THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPSubtitle B - SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPChapter 158 - WITHHOLDING FROM EARNINGS FOR CHILD SUPPORT
Subchapter A - INCOME WITHHOLDING REQUIRED; GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 158.005 - Withholding to Satisfy Judgment for Arrearages

Tex. Fam. Code § 158.005

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Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 158.005 - Withholding to Satisfy Judgment for Arrearages

In rendering a cumulative judgment for arrearages, the court shall order that a reasonable amount of income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor to be applied toward the satisfaction of the judgment.

Tex. Fam. Code § 158.005

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. 4/20/1995.