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Wisconsin Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections

Wisconsin garnishment laws, like those in all other states, forbid an employer from discriminating against an employee on the basis of a support order. Aside from protecting an employee subject to a support order, Wisconsin garnishment law also protects the employee’s income by setting maximum garnishment limits. These Wisconsin child support garnishment maximums are non-negotiable and must be followed closely, even when the employee is subject to multiple withholding orders.

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Wisconsin Child Support Collections and Fees

Because an employer is responsible for enforcing child support garnishment on an employee, Wisconsin wage garnishment law usually allows the employer to charge a fee for this service. The ability to charge a fee depends on what type of payment is being made, and where. Along with the responsibility of enforcing child support collections comes the obligation on the employer to notify the Wisconsin office of child support upon the employee’s termination of employment. Failing to report this information, or failing to abide by any other rule, can mean heavy fines and penalties for the employer in Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin Wage Garnishment: Wisconsin Child Support Garnishment

Child support garnishment in Wisconsin begins after a noncustodial parent’s employer is served with an order of support. In addition to child support collection payments, the noncustodial parent will be required to pay the agency annual Receipt and Disbursement (R&D) fees. While the employer is typically only responsible for enforcing child support garnishment, if the noncustodial parent fails to pay the R&D fees, the court will order the employer to withhold for these fees as well. For a Wisconsin employer, making timely payments to the issuing agency is of paramount importance.

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Missouri Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections

While the noncustodial parent must consider any form of their income as being subject to child support garnishment, Missouri law allows for some of this income to fall within garnishment exemptions. Further, Missouri garnishment law is more protective of the noncustodial parent’s income than is federal law and the laws of many other states. Even when the noncustodial parent is served with multiple withholding orders, or support orders from states with higher garnishment limits, Missouri garnishment limits still apply.

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Missouri Child Support Collections and Fees

While employers are responsible for enforcing Missouri child support garnishment, they are not expected to do so without compensation. Missouri wage garnishment law allows the employer to charge the noncustodial parent a small fee for the extra work associated with enforcing child support collections. Further, because an employer is bound by law to enforce a support order, it is important that they contact the Missouri office of child support upon termination or retirement of the employee. Penalties for noncompliance with child support collections are harsh, and the employer should avoid failure to enforce at all costs.

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Missouri Wage Garnishment: Missouri Child Support Garnishment

Generally, a Missouri wage garnishment order is assigned to a noncustodial parent following the conclusion of child custody proceedings. This order for child support is binding on the noncustodial parent, as well as on the noncustodial parent’s employer. In Missouri, as in other states, that employer is responsible for enforcing child support collection; an employer served with an order of support enforces the order by deducting for wage garnishment until the termination of the order.

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Tennessee Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections

While a noncustodial parent in Tennessee must consider any source of income as subject to child support collections, some of this income is exempt from Tennessee wage garnishment law. To determine these exemptions, an employer must follow the guidelines of both the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) and Tennessee’s own garnishment limits. Tennessee garnishment law is more favorable to the noncustodial parent than the CCPA: Tennessee law allows more deductions to be made when determining the protected income, and also provides higher overall protection thresholds.

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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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