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Florida Child Support Collections and Fees

While most income is subject to withholding, Florida wage garnishment laws provide special treatment for lump-sum payments owed to a noncustodial parent subject to child support collections. Most of these lump-sum payments do not have to be reported, with a couple of exceptions. However, an employer should be aware that they are bound by Florida child support collections law to enforce wage garnishment on an employee’s regular income. The penalties for failing to enforce child support garnishment are heavy, and include being liable for a civil action as well as for civil penalties.

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Florida Wage Garnishment: Florida Child Support Garnishment

The process of Florida wage garnishment mandates that employers must abide by Florida child support collection laws once served with an order. It’s important that the employer make timely deductions from the wages of the noncustodial parent, and that they remit these child support collection payments to the Florida State Disbursement Unit. Further, since Florida has adopted the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), an employer who receives an out-of-state order for wage garnishment must honor it. The following information is meant to provide a deeper understanding of child support garnishment in Florida.

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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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