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.
Tex. Fam. Code § 158.009
MAXIMUM AMOUNT WITHHELD FROM EARNINGS
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Juan Ayala v. Blanca Edit Ayala (2011)
Most recently applied in in the Interest of A.C., a Child (December 2012)
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.