Tex. Family Code § 158.301
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 158.301, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 158.301. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING; FILING.
Official statutory text
(a) A notice of application for judicial writ of withholding may be filed if:
(1) a delinquency occurs in child support payments in an amount equal to or greater than the total support due for one month; or
(2) income withholding was not ordered at the time child support was ordered.
(b) The notice of application for judicial writ of withholding may be filed in the court of continuing jurisdiction by:
(1) the Title IV-D agency;
(2) the attorney representing the local domestic relations office;
(3) the attorney appointed a friend of the court as provided in Chapter 202;
(4) the obligor or obligee; or
(5) a private attorney representing the obligor or obligee.
(c) The Title IV-D agency may in a Title IV-D case file a notice of application for judicial writ of withholding on request of the obligor or obligee.
(1) a delinquency occurs in child support payments in an amount equal to or greater than the total support due for one month; or
(2) income withholding was not ordered at the time child support was ordered.
(b) The notice of application for judicial writ of withholding may be filed in the court of continuing jurisdiction by:
(1) the Title IV-D agency;
(2) the attorney representing the local domestic relations office;
(3) the attorney appointed a friend of the court as provided in Chapter 202;
(4) the obligor or obligee; or
(5) a private attorney representing the obligor or obligee.
(c) The Title IV-D agency may in a Title IV-D case file a notice of application for judicial writ of withholding on request of the obligor or obligee.
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