§ 5208 Support Earnings Assignment Orders

• •This law is about taking money from someone's paycheck to pay for child or family support.
• •If a court orders someone to pay child or family support, their boss must take part of their paycheck and send it to the person who needs the support.
• •This has been the rule since January 1, 2000.
• •The order to take money from the paycheck must use a specific form called 'order/notice to withhold income for child support'.

A dad is ordered by the court to pay child support for his kid.

The court sends an order to the dad's boss. The boss must take a part of the dad's paycheck and send it to the mom to help take care of the kid.