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    (a)    Upon request of the obligor, the court shall immediately authorize service of an earnings withholding order.

    (b)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part III, a court may at any time issue an earnings withholding order, in a contempt or other proceeding, if:

        (1)    the recipient or the support enforcement agency has filed a petition that includes a request for an earnings withholding order; and

        (2)    the obligor is in arrears in support payments of more than 30 days.

    (c)    A hearing shall be held if the obligor appears and contests the issuance of the order.

    (d)    The amount of the wage withholding order entered under this subsection:

        (1)    shall be enough to pay the support as originally entered by the court; and

        (2)    may include a part of the arrearage.