Tex. Codes » 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
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Tex. Fam. Code § 158.009 (2026)

Maximum Amount Withheld From Earnings

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Sec. 158.009. MAXIMUM AMOUNT WITHHELD FROM EARNINGS. 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.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2021 · leading case: Juan Ayala v. Blanca Edit Ayala, 387 S.W.3d 721 (Tex. App. 2011).
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Juan Ayala v. Blanca Edit Ayala, 387 S.W.3d 721 (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 158.009 (Vernon 2008); id.”
in the Interest of A.C., a Child, 387 S.W.3d 673 (Tex. App. 2012). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 158.009(a) (West 2008).”
In the Interest of Chambers, 5 S.W.3d 341 (Tex. App. 1999). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 158.009 (Vernon Supp.”
in the Interest of T.J.S., a Child (Tex. App. 2017). “” TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 158.009 (West 2014).”
Thelma L. Harmon v. Kevin Lamar Sutton (Tex. App. 2021). “TEX. FAM. CODE § 158.009. “Disposable earnings” means earnings remaining after deducting “any amount required by law to be withheld, union dues, nondiscretionary retirement 6 contributions, and medical, hospitalization, and disability insurance coverage for the obligor and the…”
John Lesley Wiley v. Cynthia K. Parker (Tex. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 158.009 . (2) Nevertheless, section 158.”
in the Interest of S.M., S.M., & S.M., Child. (Tex. App. 2010). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 158.009 (Vernon 2008).”
Sarah High v. James High (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999). “Tex. Family Code Ann. § 158.009 (Vernon 1999), provides: 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.”
Steven L. March v. Texas Emp. Comm'n (Tex. App. 1995). “43 (f), repealed and recodified at Tex. Fam. Code § 158.009) (emphasis added).”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 158.009(a) — 1 case
in the Interest of A.C., a Child, 387 S.W.3d 673 (Tex. App. 2012). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 158.009(a) (West 2008).”
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