Tex. Family Code § 101.011
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 101.011, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 101.011. EARNINGS.
Official statutory text
"Earnings" means a payment to or due an individual, regardless of source and how denominated. The term includes a periodic or lump-sum payment for:
(1) wages, salary, compensation received as an independent contractor, overtime pay, severance pay, commission, bonus, and interest income;
(2) payments made under a pension, an annuity, workers' compensation, and a disability or retirement program;
(3) unemployment benefits;
(4) compensation from a transportation network company as defined by Section 2402.001, Occupations Code; and
(5) compensation from a person that operates a technology platform used to make deliveries to customers.
(1) wages, salary, compensation received as an independent contractor, overtime pay, severance pay, commission, bonus, and interest income;
(2) payments made under a pension, an annuity, workers' compensation, and a disability or retirement program;
(3) unemployment benefits;
(4) compensation from a transportation network company as defined by Section 2402.001, Occupations Code; and
(5) compensation from a person that operates a technology platform used to make deliveries to customers.
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