Texas § FA.158.011 - VOLUNTARY WITHHOLDING BY OBLIGOR
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§ FA.158.011. VOLUNTARY WITHHOLDING BY OBLIGOR
VOLUNTARY WITHHOLDING BY OBLIGOR. (a) An obligor may file with the clerk of the court a notarized or acknowledged request signed by the obligor and the obligee for the issuance and delivery to the obligor's employer of a writ of withholding. A notarized or acknowledged request may be filed under this section regardless of whether a writ or order has been served on any party or of the existence or amount of an arrearage. (b) On receipt of a request under this section, the clerk shall issue and deliver a writ of withholding in the manner provided by this chapter. (c) An employer that receives a writ of withholding issued under this section may request a hearing in the same manner and according to the same terms provided by Section 158.205 . (d) An obligor whose employer receives a writ of withholding issued under this section may request a hearing in the manner provided by Section 158.309 . (e) An obligee may contest a writ of withholding issued under this section by requesting, not later than the 180th day after the date on which the obligee discovers that the writ has been issued, a hearing in the manner provided by Section 158.309 . (f) A writ of withholding under this section may not reduce the total amount of child support, including arrearages, owed by the obligor. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. SUBCHAPTER B. PROCEDURE
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Section FA.158.011 ("VOLUNTARY WITHHOLDING BY OBLIGOR") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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