Texas Family Code 8.203 – Remitting Withheld Payments
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(a) The employer shall remit to the person or office named in the order or writ of withholding the amount of income withheld from an obligor on each pay date. The remittance must include the date on which the income withholding occurred.
(b) The employer shall include with each remittance:
(1) the cause number of the suit under which income withholding is required;
(2) the payor’s name; and
(3) the payee’s name, unless the remittance is made by electronic funds transfer.
Terms Used In Texas Family Code 8.203
- Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) Source: OCC
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.