Tex. Family Code § 8.106
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 8.106, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 8.106. MAXIMUM AMOUNT WITHHELD FROM EARNINGS.
Official statutory text
An order or writ of withholding must direct that an obligor's employer withhold from the obligor's disposable earnings the lesser of:
(1) the amount specified in the order or writ; or
(2) an amount that, when added to the amount of income being withheld by the employer for child support, is equal to 50 percent of the obligor's disposable earnings.
(1) the amount specified in the order or writ; or
(2) an amount that, when added to the amount of income being withheld by the employer for child support, is equal to 50 percent of the obligor's disposable earnings.
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