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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.

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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.

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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.

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New York Wage Garnishment: New York Child Support Garnishment

Child support collection in New York is taken very seriously. After an employer has been served with an order for child support garnishment, they are bound by law to enforce this wage garnishment on the noncustodial parent. Upon default, support payments will be collected through income execution. Under New York wage garnishment, money for child support collections must be withheld each pay period until the termination of the order. This article offers a basic overview of child support collection and wage garnishment in New York.

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Pennsylvania Child Support Collections and Fees

Any source of the noncustodial parent’s income is subject to child support garnishment in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Office of Child Support also requires that bonuses and other lump-sum payments owed to an individual subject to a support order be reported, so that the appropriate amount can be withheld. Employers are allowed to collect a certain percentage of fees associated with the administrative costs of enforcing a support order. It is of extreme importance that the employer complies with the rules of wage garnishment in Pennsylvania, as the penalties for noncompliance in Pennsylvania include heavy fines and even imprisonment.

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California Child Support Collections and Fees

A noncustodial parent that is assigned a support order should be aware that any source of income received is subject to wage garnishment in California. Once they are served, an employer is required by law to enforce orders for California child support collection. While this means they are required to garnish the wages of their employee, they are not bound by law to report any lump-sum payments to the California Department of Child Support Services. As detailed in this article, failure to enforce a support order can lead to harsh penalties for a California employer.

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Wage Garnishment California: California Child Support Garnishment

After custody has been determined for the children of parents who have parted ways, wage garnishment in California will begin for the noncustodial parent if they have been ordered to pay child support. In California, this child support collection is handled by either the California Franchise Tax Board or local county child support offices, and payment can be made through the California State Disbursement Unit (SDU). The noncustodial parent’s employer will be served with the support order, and is held responsible for timely wage garnishment. This article provides a brief overview of California child support garnishment.

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Georgia Wage Garnishment: Georgia Child Support Garnishment

Often following a divorce and child custody determination in Georgia, a noncustodial parent will be assigned an order of support for the financial care of their child through Georgia wage garnishment. Such an order for Georgia child support collection is binding on the noncustodial parent until the termination of the order by the issuing agency. The order is also binding on their employer, who will be served with the order, and who must enforce wage garnishment on the employee and remit payments to the Georgia Family Support Registry. This article briefly details the process of child support collections in Georgia.

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Texas Child Support Collections and Fees

Under the laws of wage garnishment in Texas, all income, including lump-sum payments that are made to the noncustodial parent, is subject to Texas child support garnishment. An employer is bound by law to enforce child support garnishment against an employee with a support order, and upon failure to enforce the order may face heavy fines and civil suits. An employer may collect up to a certain amount of administrative fees for costs associated with wage garnishment, but the allowable amount differs depending on whether the support order is for child support or for spousal support only. The employer should be aware that upon termination or retirement of the employee subject to a support order, the employer is responsible for contacting the Texas Child Support Division and/or the issuing agency.

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Wage Garnishment Texas: Texas Child Support Garnishment

When Texas child custody proceedings have concluded, the Texas Child Support Division or a County Domestic Relations Office will assign the noncustodial parent with an order for child support collection. Wage garnishment in Texas is enforced by the noncustodial parent’s employer, or administrator of other income. If an employer is served with an order for both child support garnishment and spousal support, the employer is responsible for indicating the amounts of each payment. The employer should be aware that there are different deadlines for remitting payment to the Texas State Disbursement Unit, depending on if they send the payment electronically or by check. The following information offers a basic explanation of Texas child support garnishment law.

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