{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-158.009","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 158.009","heading":"MAXIMUM AMOUNT WITHHELD FROM EARNINGS.","body":"An order or writ of withholding shall direct that any employer of the obligor withhold from the obligor's disposable earnings the amount specified up to a maximum amount of 50 percent of the obligor's disposable earnings.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 37, 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#158.009","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"8b6a4b15c843319727730a8d7a70eaeb0d6230d88a85b7b2a38fdc0645fdef5f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-158.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-158.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}