HB44 Alabama 2013 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
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
<p class="bill_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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to garnishment; to add a new Section
30-3-69.1 to Article 3, Chapter 3, Title 30, Code of Alabama
1975, to provide that an employer who pays an employee in a
manner that protects the wages of the employee from
garnishment or withholding laws to be personally liable for
the child support that could have been garnished or withheld.
</p>
Subjects
Child Support
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2013 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Commerce and Small Business |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB44 Alabama 2013 Session - Introduced |