Tex. Family Code § 158.312
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 158.312, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 158.312. REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.
Official statutory text
(a) If a notice of application for judicial writ of withholding is delivered and a motion to stay is not filed within the time limits provided by Section 158.307, the party who filed the notice shall file with the clerk of the court a request for issuance of the writ of withholding stating the amount of current support, including medical support and dental support, the amount of arrearages, and the amount to be withheld from the obligor's income.
(b) The request for issuance may not be filed before the 11th day after the date of receipt of the notice of application for judicial writ of withholding by the obligor.
(b) The request for issuance may not be filed before the 11th day after the date of receipt of the notice of application for judicial writ of withholding by the obligor.
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