Tex. Family Code § 158.003
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 158.003, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 158.003. WITHHOLDING FOR ARREARAGES IN ADDITION TO CURRENT SUPPORT.
Official statutory text
(a) In addition to income withheld for the current support of a child, income shall be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor to be applied toward the liquidation of any child support arrearages, including accrued interest as provided in Chapter 157.
(b) The additional amount to be withheld for arrearages shall be an amount sufficient to discharge those arrearages in not more than two years or an additional 20 percent added to the amount of the current monthly support order, whichever amount will result in the arrearages being discharged in the least amount of time.
(b) The additional amount to be withheld for arrearages shall be an amount sufficient to discharge those arrearages in not more than two years or an additional 20 percent added to the amount of the current monthly support order, whichever amount will result in the arrearages being discharged in the least amount of time.
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