{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-158.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 158.001","heading":"INCOME WITHHOLDING; GENERAL RULE.","body":"In a proceeding in which periodic payments of child support are ordered, modified, or enforced, the court or the Title IV-D agency shall order that income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor as provided by this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","CHAPTER 158. WITHHOLDING FROM EARNINGS FOR CHILD SUPPORT","SUBCHAPTER A. INCOME WITHHOLDING REQUIRED; GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.158.htm#158.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"1c1e8950802f1e902f9f3d9d9d40b72b6929491ba6fb9556aea1984ba7f8b511","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-157.551","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-158.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}