{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-158.202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 158.202","heading":"EFFECTIVE DATE OF AND DURATION OF WITHHOLDING.","body":"An employer shall begin to withhold income in accordance with an order or writ of withholding not later than the first pay period following the date on which the order or writ was delivered to the employer and shall continue to withhold income as required by the order or writ as long as the obligor is employed by the employer.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 44, 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 C. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF EMPLOYER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.158.htm#158.202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"4546e8590b91b674345eb4718ee8054ec880f64193040ff836fd22a7adb6700f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-158.201","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-158.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}