Can child support payments be garnished from wages?

Yes, child support payments can be garnished from wages in Texas. Garnishment is the legal process in which wages are withheld or taken from an employee’s paycheck and given to another person or agency. In Texas, when a parent fails to make child support payments, the state has the authority to take action and garnish the wages of the individual who owes the support. In order for wages to be garnished, a court order must be issued. The child support agency then sends the court order to the employer of the person who owes the child support. The employer is then legally obligated to withhold a certain amount of money from the employee’s paycheck and send the money to the child support agency. The worker’s employer must comply with the court order and garnish the wages as ordered. The amount of money that can be garnished depends on the child support order. The amount taken from an employee’s check can range from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand depending on the amount of child support the individual owes. However, in Texas the maximum amount that can be garnished from wages is generally 50% of the employee’s disposable earnings or the amount by which the disposable earnings are greater than 30 times the federal minimum wage. In some cases, the parent who is owed child support may be able to get the wages of the individual who owes support garnished without going to court. This is done through an administrative wage garnishment process. An individual who owes child support can contact the state’s child support agency to discuss the process and make sure that their wages are not garnished.

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