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Washington Wage Garnishment: Washington Child Support Garnishment

After custody proceedings have ended, Washington wage garnishment law dictates that the court or a state agency issue the noncustodial parent an order for child support collection. This support order is usually served on the noncustodial parent’s employer, and its enforcement is binding on both the parent and the employer to garnish the wages. Child support collection does not terminate for the noncustodial parent when they move out of the state that issued the order. All states follow the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, which mandates that support orders be followed regardless of the state that issued them.

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Washington Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections

A noncustodial parent’s income in Washington is subject to more garnishment exemptions – and more restrictive garnishment limits – than many other states. Washington garnishment law allows for multiple deductions to be made before determining the amount of earnings available for wage garnishment. Further, Washington’s garnishment limits are set 15% lower than those in most other states, as well as the limits required by the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA). Washington also uses a different method of allocation of orders than many other states do. Allocation of support orders is done when the noncustodial parent does not have enough disposable earnings to make all payments.

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Washington Child Support Collections and Fees

In order for Washington child support collection to run smoothly, both the noncustodial parent and their employer must abide by the support order. An order for child support garnishment is binding on an employer until the order is terminated. While it does add additional administrative work, failure to enforce Washington wage garnishment can lead to heavy costs for the employer. The Washington office of child support allows the employer to collect a fee for this administrative work, but only when the noncustodial parent has enough wages available for garnishment.

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