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Tex. Family Code § 8.106

MAXIMUM AMOUNT WITHHELD FROM EARNINGS

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Tex. Family Code § 8.106, MAXIMUM AMOUNT WITHHELD FROM EARNINGS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/642369
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An order or writ of withholding must direct that an obligor's employer withhold from the obligor's disposable earnings the lesser of: (1) the amount specified in the order or writ; or (2) an amount that, when added to the amount of income being withheld by the employer for child support, is equal to 50 percent of the obligor's disposable earnings.