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South Carolina Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections

While all sources of the noncustodial parent’s income are subject to South Carolina wage garnishment, maximum garnishment limits and exemptions do apply. These South Carolina garnishment limits act to protect the noncustodial parent (paying parent) from total depletion of earnings. Garnishment limits are especially important because the noncustodial parent may have more than one wage withholding or child support garnishment order.

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South Carolina Child Support Collections and Fees

To account for the costs and energy expended in enforcing a child support garnishment order for South Carolina child support collections, South Carolina allows the employer to deduct a small fee from the employee’s wages for each withholding made. When an employee (paying spouse) no longer works for the employer, the employer must report this to the agency in order to be discharged from the duty of enforcing the South Carolina wage garnishment order.

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