An order or writ of withholding has priority over any garnishment, attachment, execution, or other assignment or order affecting disposable earnings.
Tex. Fam. Code § 158.008
PRIORITY OF WITHHOLDING
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Attorney General of Texas v. Stevens (2002)
Most recently applied in In the Interest of C.A.T. (June 2010)
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.