Can child support payments be garnished from wages?

Yes, child support payments can be garnished from wages in Nebraska. A wage garnishment for child support is a legal order allowing a custodial parent to withhold money from the non-custodial parent’s wages. The garnishment will generally remain in place until the child support debt is paid off. When a parent fails to make child support payments as ordered by the court, the custodial parent can initiate the wage garnishment process. The first step is to notify the non-custodial parent of the intention to garnish their wages through their employer. The court will then issue a wage garnishment order to the employer, which orders them to withhold a certain amount of money from the non-custodial parent’s wages to cover the child support debt. If the employer fails to comply with the wage garnishment order, they may face legal consequences. The employer may also be subject to a contempt of court order if they fail to comply with the wage garnishment order. Generally, employers are required to take a percentage of the non-custodial parent’s wages to cover the child support debt. In accordance with Nebraska state law, the amount that can be garnished for child support is up to 50% of the non-custodial parent’s wages or the amount of disposable earnings that exceed 30 times the federal minimum wage, whichever is less.

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