What is an IWO?
An IWO is a court or administratively ordered deduction of a specified amount from a parents income for payment of child support. A child support income withholding must be paid before all other garnishments. Not only must child support be paid first, a higher percentage of the employees disposable income can be withheld for child support. The only withholding that takes precedence over child support is a federal tax levy issued prior to when the child support order was established.
An IWO is a court or administratively ordered deduction of a specified amount from a parent’s income for payment of child support. A child support income withholding must be paid before all other garnishments. Not only must child support be paid first, a higher percentage of the employee’s disposable income can be withheld for child support. The only withholding that takes precedence over child support is a Federal tax levy issued prior to when the child support order was established.
