Income Assignment for Child Support
Hi, I’m Pryor Attorney Lindsay McDowell. The second option for child support is an income assignment. This option is beneficial when the children are over 18 or if the parent who owes child support has a stable job with regular paychecks.
There are multiple situations where an income assignment can take place. If you are already receiving child support through the Child Support Registry, an income assignment will automatically be assigned. In cases of divorce or paternity actions, the court will typically order an income assignment, unless the obligated parent can demonstrate good cause or if both parties agree that an income assignment is not necessary.
Filing for an Income Assignment
If you prefer to have your child support payments deducted from your paychecks, you can request the court to enter an income assignment. To start the process, file a notice of delinquency with the court. This notice requests an income assignment and the court will set a hearing date for the obligated parent to appear.
During the hearing, the obligated parent can challenge the amount of child support being deducted or present evidence that they do not owe the claimed amount. The court will then make a determination and enter a judgment along with a payment plan.
Enforcing the Income Assignment
If the obligated parent fails to appear for the hearing, the court will automatically enter the judgment and payment plan without any input from the other party. Once the court has entered its judgment, file a notice of income assignment with the court. A copy of this notice will be sent to the obligated parent’s employer.
The employer is required to begin deducting the child support payments from the next pay period after receiving the notice. The payments must be issued within seven days of the parent receiving their paycheck. It’s important to note that income assignment payments must be made through the child support registry, which will then distribute the payments accordingly.
Contact Us for More Information
I hope this information has been helpful in answering some of your questions about income assignments for child support. If you have further inquiries or need assistance with other methods of obtaining child support, please don’t hesitate to contact me, Mayes child support lawyer Lindsay McDowell, at (918) 932-2862 with Wirth Law Office or visit pryorattorney.com. We offer free consultations and are here to help you with your child support concerns.