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Pennsylvania Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections

Wage garnishment law in Pennsylvania follows the wage garnishment limits set forth in the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) when withholding the wages of a noncustodial parent. These maximum wage garnishment limits vary, and can change if the noncustodial parent is supporting a second family and/or is late on support payments. Further, a withholding order for child support garnishment takes priority over all other state-issued orders. It’s also important to note that Pennsylvania law protects an employee who is discriminated against by their employer on the basis of their support order assignment. An employer who discriminates on these grounds may be subject to damages, fines, and imprisonment.

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Wage Garnishment Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Child Support Garnishiment

Following a separation or divorce, often the next step is determining and collecting the noncustodial parent’s share of child support. This is where child support garnishment law in Pennsylvania enters the picture. Wage garnishment in Pennsylvania is similar to wage garnishment laws in many other states. To ensure that the appropriate amount of child support is collected, a Pennsylvania court or agency will serve an order on the noncustodial parent’s employer or administrator of other income. The employer or administrator will then remit payment to the appropriate agency, typically the Pennsylvania State Collection and Disbursement Unit (SCDU). The following information will help guide you through the basics of Pennsylvania wage garnishment law.

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Florida Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections

Florida wage garnishment law follows the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) for determining the earnings that are subject to child support garnishment exemptions. The noncustodial parent is protected by these garnishment exemptions, no matter what type or how many withholding orders they are subject to. The following information is meant to provide you with a basic understanding of wage garnishment limits in Florida, as well as the allocation of different types of withholding orders.

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New York Child Support Collections and Fees

After being assigned an order for child support, a noncustodial parent can expect that any form of income will be subject to New York wage garnishment, including lump-sum payments from their employer. While an employer may be subject to fines if they fail to enforce New York child support collections on an employee, the employee is not relieved of liability for the order. Once the employee ceases working for a particular employer, that employer is no longer responsible for enforcing the order for wage garnishment. However, the employer must follow a specific process to relieve itself of this liability.

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Georgia Child Support Collections and Fees

When an employer receives an order from the Georgia office of child support for wage garnishment, they must honor the order until the employee no longer works for them. If they fail to enforce Georgia child support collection, they may be held liable in a civil action and be subject to civil penalties. Before paying out a lump-sum payment such as a bonus, commission, or severance pay, the employer should check the support order to see if they need to contact the agency issuing the order about the payment. If the order is silent about lump-sum payments, Georgia wage garnishment law does not require the employer to report the lump sum.

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Maryland Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections

Maryland garnishment law follows the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) in determining the amount of an employee’s earnings that are subject to wage garnishment, as well as the maximum garnishment limits that can be applied to these earnings. The CCPA garnishment limits apply regardless of whether the employee is assigned multiple orders for support. In such cases, the employer will allocate the support orders based on whether their status is current or not. The proceeding information further expands on these basic concepts of Maryland wage garnishment limits.

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Maryland Child Support Collections and Fees

While almost any type of income is subject to wage garnishment in Maryland, employers are not required to report a lump-sum payment to the Maryland Child Support Enforcement Agency. Although wage garnishment in Maryland is more lax than other states in this regard, the employer must remember that there are heavy fines and liabilities associated with failing to enforce wage garnishment after they have been served with an order. Further, when an employee who is subject to child support collection stops working for the employer, the employer must notify the issuing agency of this change.

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Wage Garnishment Maryland: Maryland Child Support Garnishment

When custody proceedings have concluded, the noncustodial parent’s employer is generally served with an order for child support collection, which will begin the process of wage garnishment in Maryland. In Maryland, this wage garnishment order can combine child support with other types of support as well. Both an employer and/or an administrator of other income are bound by law to enforce an order for wage garnishment. Payments must be withheld each pay period, and no matter how often the employer withholds, the deductions may not be combined to be sent in one monthly payment. This article provides a brief explanation of the laws governing wage garnishment in Maryland.

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How do you show income for a child support calculation?

When child support or spousal support is calculated, the courts will generally look at each spouse/parent’s income and then apply a specific formula based on that income to determine how much will be owed. As such, it is important to understand exactly what is considered income for alimony or child support purposes, as well as how income is shown or proven to the court.

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Arizona Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections

While wage garnishment in Arizona prescribes a broad range of income subject to child support garnishment, the state’s withholding limits are stricter than those found in the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA). In Arizona, a maximum of 50% of the employee’s “disposable earnings” can be deducted for child support, although not all earnings count as “disposable earnings.” Thus, those that do not count as disposable earnings lack the protection of this maximum withholding amount. Under Arizona garnishment law, the child support order takes top priority over any other state withholding order. However, no matter how many support orders an employee has, his or her paycheck will be protected by Arizona’s strict withholding limits.

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