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Missouri Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections

While the noncustodial parent must consider any form of their income as being subject to child support garnishment, Missouri law allows for some of this income to fall within garnishment exemptions. Further, Missouri garnishment law is more protective of the noncustodial parent’s income than is federal law and the laws of many other states. Even when the noncustodial parent is served with multiple withholding orders, or support orders from states with higher garnishment limits, Missouri garnishment limits still apply.

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Missouri Child Support Collections and Fees

While employers are responsible for enforcing Missouri child support garnishment, they are not expected to do so without compensation. Missouri wage garnishment law allows the employer to charge the noncustodial parent a small fee for the extra work associated with enforcing child support collections. Further, because an employer is bound by law to enforce a support order, it is important that they contact the Missouri office of child support upon termination or retirement of the employee. Penalties for noncompliance with child support collections are harsh, and the employer should avoid failure to enforce at all costs.

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Missouri Wage Garnishment: Missouri Child Support Garnishment

Generally, a Missouri wage garnishment order is assigned to a noncustodial parent following the conclusion of child custody proceedings. This order for child support is binding on the noncustodial parent, as well as on the noncustodial parent’s employer. In Missouri, as in other states, that employer is responsible for enforcing child support collection; an employer served with an order of support enforces the order by deducting for wage garnishment until the termination of the order.

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Tennessee Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections

While a noncustodial parent in Tennessee must consider any source of income as subject to child support collections, some of this income is exempt from Tennessee wage garnishment law. To determine these exemptions, an employer must follow the guidelines of both the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) and Tennessee’s own garnishment limits. Tennessee garnishment law is more favorable to the noncustodial parent than the CCPA: Tennessee law allows more deductions to be made when determining the protected income, and also provides higher overall protection thresholds.

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Tennessee Child Support Collections and Fees

As in other states, noncustodial parents in Tennessee must consider almost any source of their income as being potentially subject to garnishment for child support collection purposes. All income, including bonuses or lump-sum payments, must be reported to the Tennessee office of child support. Enforcing an order for child support garnishment can mean extra work for the employer. To accommodate the administrative fees associated with child support collections, Tennessee allows employers to charge the employee for each payment remitted, subject to a maximum amount. It’s important that employers familiarize themselves with Tennessee wage garnishment laws, because penalties for noncompliance are serious.

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Tennessee Wage Garnishment: Tennessee Child Support Garnishment

After a court or agency issues an order for Tennessee wage garnishment, the order is served on the noncustodial parent’s employer. When an employer is served with an order for Tennessee child support garnishment, they must honor the order until the date of termination, or until the court or issuing agency notifies them. It is important that the employer always remit payment for child support collection to the Tennessee Child Support Payment System. This means that the noncustodial parent may not enter into agreement to have payment sent elsewhere.

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Indiana Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections

While child support garnishment in Indiana is taken very seriously, the income of a noncustodial parent is afforded some protections. These protections apply regardless of whether the noncustodial parent has been assigned multiple child support garnishment orders or other types of wage garnishment orders. Indiana garnishment law mandates that a support order be prioritized before any other withholding order, with the exception of an IRS levy. Further, it is against the law for an employer to discriminate against the noncustodial parent on the basis of a support order, and doing so will expose the employer to civil liability to the noncustodial parent.

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Indiana Child Support Collections and Fees

The Indiana Office of Child Support considers almost any form of the noncustodial parent’s income to be subject to child support garnishment. This includes lump-sum payments, which are subject to withholding for child support collections. If an employer has questions about how much to withhold from wages or lump-sum payments, they should contact the Indiana Child Support Bureau. Failure to withhold or remit the proper amount could lead to harsh penalties for the employer.

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Indiana Wage Garnishment: Indiana Child Support Garnishment

Wage garnishment in Indiana accounts for the expense of raising a child but can also continue after the child reaches the age of majority. After a wage garnishment order is assigned to the noncustodial parent, the noncustodial parent’s employer is served with the order. The employer is bound by law to honor the child support garnishment order. This includes making timely payments until the order is terminated, regardless of whether the order is issued from an Indiana agency or one that is out of state. Support payments in Indiana are made to the Indiana State Central Collection Unit.

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Massachusetts Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections

While any form of income is subject to child support garnishment, Massachusetts child support garnishment limits do offer the noncustodial parent’s income some protection. Depending on whether the noncustodial parent is supporting a second family, or is late on their support payments, Massachusetts garnishment law limits garnishment to between 50% and 65% of the noncustodial parent’s disposable earnings. Further, while child support garnishment can mean extra work for an employer, an employer will be subject to heavy liabilities if they discriminate against an employee on the basis of a support order.

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