HB44 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Becky Nordgren Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Child support, employer who intentionable act to protect employee wages from child support withholding ordered shall be personally liable for the debt, Sec. 30-3-69.1 added

Description

Under existing law, an employer who willfully fails or refuses to withhold or pay the amounts as ordered may be held to be in contempt of court, or personally liable to the obligee for failure to answer or withhold.

This bill would provide that an employer who pays his or her employee's wages in a manner intending to protect the wages of his or her employee from being garnished or withheld for the purpose of the collection of child support payment owed by the employee shall be personally liable for the child support that could have been garnished or withheld.

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Subjects

Child Support