Virginia Wage Garnishment: Virginia Child Support Garnishment Virginia wage garnishment and child support collection is similar to that in many other states. After court proceedings are over, the court or child support agency will generally assign the noncustodial parent to a child support garnishment order. This wage order is also served on the noncustodial parent’s employer, who is bound to enforce wage garnishment in a timely manner. The method of payment to the child support agency can differ depending on how many employees the employer has working for them. → Read More
New Jersey Child Support Collections and Fees An employer must enforce a wage garnishment order on the noncustodial parent until the order expires or the employer is otherwise notified to stop. Because an order for New Jersey child support garnishment is binding on the noncustodial parent’s employer, the employer must make sure to contact the New Jersey Office of Child Support when the noncustodial parent’s employment ends. This way, the employer will be relieved of any liability for unpaid amounts after the employee’s termination. If the employer owes a lump-sum payment to the noncustodial parent, upon termination or at any other time, they are not required to report this lump-sum payment to the agency. → Read More
New Jersey Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections While failing to enforce New Jersey child support garnishment can lead to fines and civil suits, the employer may not demote, refuse to hire, or terminate an employee on the basis of a support order. The noncustodial parent is protected from this type of discrimination by New Jersey law, and the employer could be liable for double damages if they discriminate. Further, the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) gives some protection to the noncustodial parent’s income by limiting the amount of their earnings that are subject to child support garnishment. → Read More
New Jersey Wage Garnishment: New Jersey Child Support Garnishment New Jersey wage garnishment is established when an order for child support collection is served on the noncustodial parent’s employer. The order can include wage garnishment for spousal support as well. It’s important to know that child support collection continues in New Jersey even if an employee becomes unable to work and receives income through workers’ compensation or disability insurance. When an employer has been served with a wage garnishment order, the employer must report any changes in the noncustodial parent’s employment situation to the issuing agency. → Read More
North Carolina Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections While North Carolina noncustodial parents should know that any income, regardless of source, is potentially subject to child support garnishment, at least some of their income will be protected by North Carolina garnishment law. North Carolina garnishment limits are particularly restrictive in comparison to the limits set forth in the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA), which have been adopted by many other states. These North Carolina garnishment limits must be adhered to even if the employee is subject to multiple support orders or other types of withholding orders. When faced with this situation, the employer should allocate withholdings according to the pro rata method. → Read More
North Carolina Child Support Collections and Fees All North Carolina employers that receive a support order for one or more employees must follow the specific wage garnishment laws of North Carolina. Any employer who fails to do so will be subject to heavy penalties for noncompliance. When paying out a lump-sum payment, an employer is not required to report this payment to the North Carolina Office of Child Support. An employer is also allowed to deduct up to a certain amount of administrative fees for costs associated with enforcing the order. The following article explains some of these concepts in more detail. → Read More
Ohio Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections While every source of the noncustodial parent’s income is subject to Ohio wage garnishment, there are garnishment exemptions available to the noncustodial parent in Ohio. This means that some of the noncustodial parent’s income is protected. Ohio garnishment law follows the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) closely when determining these garnishment exemptions. Further, these exemptions apply even when the noncustodial parent is assigned multiple orders of support. → Read More
Ohio Child Support Collections and Fees The Ohio Office of Child Support requires that employers report, in advance, any payments owed to the noncustodial parent. This includes lump-sum payments, which are subject to child support garnishment in the same way as periodic income payments. The employer must report these payments even on termination of the employee. Failure to do so will subject the employer to heavy liabilities. The following information expands on these laws of Ohio wage garnishment. → Read More
Ohio Wage Garnishment: Ohio Child Support Garnishment Ohio wage garnishment for child support begins when a noncustodial parent is assigned a withholding order by a court or administrative agency. As in other states, the noncustodial parent’s employer is responsible for enforcing wage garnishment on the noncustodial parent’s wages until the order is terminated. However, Ohio’s wage garnishment laws are particular when it comes to making payments. It is important that the employer make timely payments to the agency, as well as understand that the form of payment differs according to how many employees the employer has. The following information on Ohio wage garnishment provides a more detailed explanation of these concepts. → Read More
Texas Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections While Texas uses the Consumer Credit Protection Act’s (CCPA) definition of earnings to determine which earnings are subject to garnishment limits, Texas garnishment law protects an employee’s disposable income more than the CCPA limits. Texas child support garnishment limits are more favorable to the employee than they are in many other states. Furthermore, even if the employee is subject to more than one order, the Texas garnishment limits can never be exceeded. In such cases, the employer will allocate current support so that each order is paid a certain percentage of the allowable disposable earnings of the employee. → Read More
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