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Tex. Fam. Code § 158.001

Tex. Fam. Code § 158.001 - Income Withholding; General Rule (2026)

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**Tex. Fam. Code § 158.001. INCOME WITHHOLDING; GENERAL RULE.** In a proceeding in which periodic payments of child support are ordered, modified, or enforced, the court or the Title IV-D agency shall order that income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor as provided by this chapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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