All child support orders include
a wage withholding order without any court action required to begin the garnishment process if the debts go unpaid.
If granted,
a wage withholding order requires direct deductions from the ex-spouse's wages to pay the amounts owed for child support and alimony.
When an ex-spouse fails to pay child support or alimony ordered by the court in a divorce, Oregon state laws allow the other spouse to request
a wage withholding order.
In New Mexico, child support must be paid through
a wage withholding order if either parent is receiving public assistance.
A parent can ask for enforcement help and request
a wage withholding order through the Oregon Department of Justice Division of Child Support.
Alternatively, a party may also request
a wage withholding order through the same court that handled the original case for divorce.
Not exact matches
Wage garnishment occurs when an employer is required to
withhold an individual's earnings for the payment of a judgment based on a court
order or the
order of a government agency (i.e. the CRA).
If the court issues an
order for missed payments, the judgment can be paid from a
wage garnishment
order wherein a percentage of the owing spouse's paycheck is
withheld and transferred to the spouse owed alimony.
Wage garnishment
orders the paying spouse's employer to
withhold money from the spouse's wages and forward the payment directly to the receiving spouse until the past - due amount is brought current.
Since January 1994, the United States government has mandated that all child support
orders include provisions for payment through income
withholding or
wage garnishment.