Texas Family Code

§ 158.206 — LIABILITY AND OBLIGATION OF EMPLOYER; WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS

FA § 158.206Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Ch. 158. WITHHOLDING FROM EARNINGS FOR CHILD SUPPORT · Art. C. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF EMPLOYER

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(a)An employer receiving an order or a writ of withholding under this chapter, including an order or writ directing that health insurance or dental insurance be provided to a child, who complies with the order or writ is not liable to the obligor for the amount of income withheld and paid as required by the order or writ.

(b)An employer receiving an order or writ of withholding who does not comply with the order or writ is liable:

(1)to the obligee for the amount not paid in compliance with the order or writ, including the amount the obligor is required to pay for health insurance or dental insurance under Chapter 154;

(2)to the obligor for:

(A)the amount withheld and not paid as required by the order or writ; and

(B)an amount equal to the interest that accrues under Section 157.265 on the amount withheld and not paid; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2018. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 2524), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2025.