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Tex. Fam. Code § 158.004

WITHHOLDING FOR ARREARAGES WHEN NO CURRENT SUPPORT IS DUE

Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Coleman v. Coleman (2003)

Most recently applied in In the Interest of M.B.D., a Child (May 2011)

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff

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If current support is no longer owed, the court or the Title IV-D agency shall order that income be withheld for arrearages, including accrued interest as provided in Chapter 157, in an amount sufficient to discharge those arrearages in not more than two years.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.