How is child support collected?
In most of the cases, all child support is collected by wage garnishment through Probation. Most child support orders provide for income withholding or wage execution. It is not advisable that child support be collected by a direct pay. This can lead to unending accounting issues and collection issues. An order for withholding will require an employer to deduct the child support payment directly from the employee’s pay checks. The employer then forwards the withheld amount to the Probation Department. Once the support is received and recorded, Probation then forwards the payment to the supported spouse. If the payor spouse also owes child support arrears, then the child support order may also require that these monies should also be garnished.
In most of the cases, all child support is collected by wage garnishment through Probation. Most child support orders provide for income withholding or wage execution. It is not advisable that child support be collected by a direct pay. This can lead to unending accounting issues and collection issues. An order for withholding will require an employer to deduct the child support payment directly from the employee’s pay checks. The employer then forwards the withheld amount to the Probation Department. Once the support is received and recorded, Probation then forwards the payment to the supported spouse. If the payor spouse also owes child support arrears, then the child support order may also require that these monies should also be garnished.
