Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 158.213 - Withholding From Workers' Compensation Benefits(a) An insurance carrier that receives an order or writ of withholding under Section 158.206 for workers' compensation benefits payable to an obligor shall withhold an amount not to exceed the maximum amount allowed to be withheld from income under Section 158.009 regardless of whether the benefits payable to the obligor for lost income are paid as lump sum amounts or as periodic payments.(b) An insurance carrier subject to this section shall send the amount withheld for child support to the place of payment designated in the order or writ of withholding.Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 610, Sec. 9, eff. 9/1/2003.