Wage Garnishment and Income Withholding For Child Support
Child support is required in nearly every Florida divorce or paternity case involving children; it takes precedence over all other debts. However, sometimes either a parent will simply not be able to pay, or will refuse to pay, and as result, the recipient parent may have to seek assistance to collect what is due to them. Wage garnishment is perhaps the most common tool used to collect arrearages in support. Orders of Support Are Binding On Employers When a Child Support Order is issued, the employer of the payor parent must abide by that Order, or it will face severe penalties. There are deadlines for employers to withhold the required amounts from an employee’s paycheck and send them to the recipient parent or the Florida…
