How much income is the employer required to deduct from the employees earnings upon receipt of the Order/Notice to Withhold Income?
A. Employers are to deduct the total amount requested in the “Order/Notice to Withhold Income for Child Support.” However, if the amount requested would exceed 50% of the employee’s disposable earnings, then the employer should deduct up to 50% of the employees disposable earnings without exceeding the 50% disposable earnings’ threshold.
Related Questions
- What does an employer do when the employee or custodial parent asks questions about his or her Order/Notice - Income Withholding for Support or National Medical Support Notice?
- Does the employer have to tell the employee that an Order/Notice - Income Withholding for Support has been received? What about the National Medical Support Notice?
- What does the employer do when an employee says the information on the Order/Notice - Income Withholding for Support is wrong?
