Texas § 8.261 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.

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§ 8.261 — REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.

Texas § 8.261

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Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 8.261 (2026).

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Sec. 8.261. REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.

(a)If a notice of application for a writ of withholding is delivered and the obligor does not file a motion to stay within the time provided by Section 8.256 , the party who filed the notice shall file with the clerk of the court a request for issuance of the writ of withholding stating the amount of current spousal maintenance, the amount of arrearages, and the amount to be withheld from the obligor's income.

(b)The party who filed the notice may not file a request for issuance before the 11th day after the date the obligor received the notice of application for a writ of withholding.

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Sec. 8.261. REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING. (a) If a notice of application for a writ of withholding is delivered and the obligor does not file a motion to stay within the time provided by Section 8.256 , the party who filed the notice shall file with the clerk of the court a request for issuance of the writ of withholding stating the amount of current spousal maintenance, the amount of arrearages, and the amount to be withheld from the obligor's income.
(b) The party who filed the notice may not file a request for issuance before the 11th day after the date the obligor received the notice of application for a writ of withholding.