Chapter 8 Maintenance
Title 1, The Marriage Relationship · Subtitle C, Dissolution of Marriage · 68 sections
Subchapter A General Provisions
Subchapter B Spousal Maintenance
§ 8.051Eligibility for Maintenance
§ 8.052Factors in Determining Maintenance
§ 8.053Presumption
§ 8.054Duration of Maintenance Order
§ 8.055Amount of Maintenance
§ 8.056Termination
§ 8.057Modification of Maintenance Order
§ 8.058Maintenance Arrearages
§ 8.059Enforcement of Maintenance Order
§ 8.0591Overpayment
§ 8.060Putative Spouse
§ 8.061Unmarried Cohabitants
§ 8.062Place of Payment
§ 8.063Attorney’s Fees, Court Costs, and Expenses
Subchapter C Income Withholding
§ 8.101Income Withholding; General Rule
§ 8.102Withholding for Arrearages in Addition to Current Spousal Maintenance
§ 8.103Withholding for Arrearages When Current Maintenance Is Not Due
§ 8.104Withholding to Satisfy Judgment for Arrearages
§ 8.105Priority of Withholding
§ 8.106Maximum Amount Withheld from Earnings
§ 8.107Order or Writ Binding on Employer Doing Business in This State
§ 8.108Voluntary Writ of Withholding by Obligor
Subchapter D Procedure
§ 8.151Time Limit
§ 8.152Contents of Order of Withholding
§ 8.153Request for Issuance of Order or Writ of Withholding
§ 8.154Issuance and Delivery of Order or Writ of Withholding
Subchapter E Rights and Duties of Employer
§ 8.201Order or Writ Binding on Employer
§ 8.202Effective Date and Duration of Income Withholding
§ 8.203Remitting Withheld Payments
§ 8.204Employer May Deduct Fee from Earnings
§ 8.205Hearing Requested by Employer
§ 8.206Liability and Obligation of Employer for Payments
§ 8.207Employer Receiving Multiple Orders or Writs
§ 8.208Employer’s Liability for Discriminatory Hiring or Discharge
§ 8.209Penalty for Noncompliance
§ 8.210Notice of Termination of Employment and of New Employment
Subchapter F Writ of Withholding Issued by Clerk
§ 8.251Notice of Application for Writ of Withholding; Filing
§ 8.252Contents of Notice of Application for Writ of Withholding
§ 8.253Interstate Request for Withholding
§ 8.254Additional Arrearages
§ 8.255Delivery of Notice of Application for Writ of Withholding; Time of Delivery
§ 8.256Motion to Stay Issuance of Writ of Withholding
§ 8.257Effect of Filing Motion to Stay
§ 8.258Hearing on Motion to Stay
§ 8.259Special Exceptions
§ 8.260Writ of Withholding After Arrearages Are Paid
§ 8.261Request for Issuance and Delivery of Writ of Withholding
§ 8.262Issuance and Delivery of Writ of Withholding
§ 8.263Contents of Writ of Withholding
§ 8.264Extension of Repayment Schedule by Party; Unreasonable Hardship
§ 8.265Remittance of Amount to Be Withheld
§ 8.266Failure to Receive Notice of Application for Writ of Withholding
§ 8.267Issuance and Delivery of Writ of Withholding to Subsequent Employer
Subchapter G Modification, Reduction, or Termination of Withholding
§ 8.301Agreement by Parties Regarding Amount or Duration of Withholding
§ 8.302Modifications to or Termination of Withholding in Voluntary Withholding Cases
§ 8.303Termination of Withholding in Mandatory Withholding Cases
§ 8.304Delivery of Order of Reduction or Termination of Withholding
§ 8.305Liability of Employers
Subchapter H Maintenance Qualified Domestic Relations Order
§ 8.351Jurisdiction for Qualified Domestic Relations Order
§ 8.352Procedure
§ 8.353Temporary Orders
§ 8.354Defective Prior Domestic Relations Order
§ 8.355Amendment of Qualified Domestic Relations Order
§ 8.356Liberal Construction
§ 8.357Attorney’s Fees, Court Costs, and Expenses
§ 8.358Direct Payment
§ 8.359Conflicts with Other Law