Legal Opinion

Heller v. Heller

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 2, 2012No. 09-11-00551-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STEVE McKEITHEN, Chief Justice.

In a final divorce decree, Steven Clark Heller agreed to pay contractual alimony to Desiree Cheyenne Heller. When Steven failed to make payments, Desiree sought a wage withholding order. Steven filed a motion to stay issuance of the order. The trial court denied Steven’s motion and entered a wage withholding order. In his sole appellate issue, Steven contends that the trial court erred by ordering income withholding for contractual alimony. We reverse the trial court’s order of wage withholding.

The Texas Constitution provides that current wages for…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ex Parte HallTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  2. In Re GreenTexas Supreme Court · 2007
  3. American Express Travel Related Services v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Wood v. WoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979

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