Compliance with withholding order
Sec. 1.1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and
IC 31-18-6-2.1, an employer shall withhold and distribute the funds
as directed in a withholding order by complying with the applicable
terms of the order that specify the following:
(1) The duration and the amount of periodic payments of
current child support, stated as a certain sum.
(2) The person or agency designated to receive payments and
the address to which the payments are to be forwarded.
(3) Medical support, whether in the form of periodic cash
payments, stated as a certain sum, or an order to the obligor to
provide health insurance coverage for the child under a policy
available through the obligor's employment.
(4) The amount of periodic payments of fees and costs for a
support enforcement agency, the issuing tribunal, and the
obligee's attorney, stated as a certain sum.
(5) The amount of periodic payments of arrears and interest on
arrears, stated as a certain sum.
(b) The employer shall comply with the law of the state of the
obligor's principal place of employment for withholding from income
with respect to:
(1) the employer's fee for processing an income withholding
order or credit;
(2) the maximum amount permitted to be withheld from the
obligor's income; and
(3) the periods within which the employer must implement the
withholding order and forward the child support payment.
As added by P.L.213-1999, SEC.23.
Last modified: May 24, 2006