Terms Used In Texas Family Code 8.106

  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

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.