What Is Military Child Support?
Determining and collecting child support is almost never an easy issue; if a non-custodial parent is in the military, it may even be slightly more complicated than with civilian parents. Military child support is handled somewhat differently than support for civilians. While support orders are still generally made through state or regional courts, the collection of child support is often handled through the military. Since the military dispenses income, issues like wage garnishment and enforcement are generally handled through military administration. There are some issues of child support that the military considers civilian issues, however, and will require family court orders for. The military cannot order an initiate to undergo a blood test for paternity, for instance, nor can they determine the fair amount of child support.
