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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 158.009 - Maximum Amount Withheld From Earnings

Tex. Fam. Code § 158.009

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Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 158.009 - Maximum Amount Withheld From Earnings

An order or writ of withholding shall direct that any employer of the obligor withhold from the obligor's disposable earnings the amount specified up to a maximum amount of 50 percent of the obligor's disposable earnings.

Tex. Fam. Code § 158.009

Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 37, eff. 9/1/1997.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. 4/20/1995.