An income assignment treats child support as a deduction
from the gross earnings of the obligor parent. It is not a garnishment. It is
more like the deductions for federal taxes, state taxes, social security or
health insurance. An employer may not discipline, suspend, discharge, or refuse
to promote a parent who owes child support because of an income assignment. An
employer may be penalized for failure to honor an income assignment.
Parents can agree to pay and receive child support using
alternate arrangements instead of an income assignment. Alternate arrangements
are subject to court approval. Absent an agreement between the parties, a court
will have to find just cause not to enter an immediate income assignment when
entering a child support order.
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