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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to filing requirements applicable to administrative writs |
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of withholding for child support. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 158.503(b), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The Title IV-D agency shall: |
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(1) not later than the third business day after the |
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date of delivery of the administrative writ of withholding to an |
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employer, file a copy of the writ, together with a signed |
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certificate of service, in the court of continuing jurisdiction; or |
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(2) if the court of continuing jurisdiction is located |
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in a county with a population of less than 3.1 million, maintain a |
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record of the writ until all support obligations of the obligor have |
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been satisfied or income withholding has been terminated as |
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provided by this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 158.503(b), Family Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies to an administrative writ of withholding issued |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |