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Oregon Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections

While child support garnishment is taken very seriously in Oregon, the noncustodial parent is not without protections when it comes to wage garnishment. Oregon has child support garnishment limits that mean that no matter how high the payments mandated by a support order, the employer cannot deduct more than the maximum withholding percentage. This is true even when the employee is subject to multiple wage garnishment orders.

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Oregon Child Support Collections and Fees

Any source of the noncustodial parent’s income is subject to Oregon wage garnishment for child support collection purposes. Because enforcing wage garnishment means extra work for the employer, the Oregon Division of Child Support allows the employer to deduct a small fee for the costs associated with enforcing the order. If the employer fails to enforce the Oregon child support collection order, they will be held liable to all parties associated with the order.

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Oregon Wage Garnishment: Oregon Child Support Garnishment

Oregon child support garnishment is a process through which child support is collected from the noncustodial parent. An order for child support collection is usually served on the noncustodial parent’s employer, who is legally bound to enforce the order through wage garnishment. Oregon wage garnishment law governs employer payments, and an employer responsible for child support garnishment should be aware of the law to avoid any penalty.

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