{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-158.402","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 158.402","heading":"AGREEMENT BY PARTIES REGARDING AMOUNT OR DURATION OF WITHHOLDING.","body":"(a) An obligor and obligee may agree on a reduction in or termination of income withholding for child support on the occurrence of one of the following contingencies stated in the order:\n(1) the child becomes 18 years of age or is graduated from high school, whichever is later;\n(2) the child's disabilities of minority are removed by marriage, court order, or other operation of law; or\n(3) the child dies.\n(b) The obligor and obligee may file a notarized or acknowledged request with the clerk of the court under Section 158.011 for a revised judicial writ of withholding, including the termination of withholding.\n(c) The clerk shall issue and deliver to an employer of the obligor a judicial writ of withholding that reflects the agreed revision or termination of withholding.\n(d) An agreement by the parties under this section does not modify the terms of a support order.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 66, 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 E. MODIFICATION, REDUCTION, OR TERMINATION OF WITHHOLDING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.158.htm#158.402","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"3a3bbd2c20d16554319dad718c6264687dfceed7b3b3a368a024929711fe1e00","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-158.401","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-158.403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}