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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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Massachusetts Child Support Collections and Fees

An employer served with a Massachusetts child support collections order is bound by law to enforce the order until its expiration. While this can mean extra responsibilities for the employer, the employer should be sure to stay on top of their withholding duties, because the penalties for noncompliance with child support collections are harsh. Since child support collections can mean extra costs for the employer, Massachusetts wage garnishment law allows the employer to charge a small fee for withholding every payday. If the employer has questions about the withholding process, they are encouraged to contact the Massachusetts office of child support.

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Massachusetts Wage Garnishment: Massachusetts Child Support Garnishment

Massachusetts wage garnishment generally begins when a noncustodial parent’s employer is served with a support order. Massachusetts courts and agencies issue child support collection orders after child custody proceedings have ended. An employer served with a support order is bound by law to enforce the wage garnishment on its employee. Most wages are remitted to the Massachusetts State Disbursement Unit (SDU).

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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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