My husband has his wages garnished from his 1st job and is trying to make a living for our family with a second job. Will this second job be affected by child support.
2006-12-05 07:24:57 · 6 answers · asked by k_mendoza1979 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
They can only Garnish wages from all jobs if it meets what his obligation amount is court ordered. If he is in the arrears they can garnish his wages to a certain amount from any job he works that are on the books.
2006-12-05 07:30:13 · answer #1 · answered by Sweety 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely it will. Think of it like this, he owes a debt (for whatever reason) and that debt must be satisfied first.
His obligation will increase at the same rate as his income, and in some cases greater.
If he is trying to 'hide' his second job to avoid making child support payments, then he is going to be in trouble. The courts do not look kindly on parents that try to skirt out of their obligations.
Sometimes it seems unfair that child support is so high and that the parent paying is left with little to live on, but, that is just a fact of divorce today. As you well know, it cost a lot to raise a family. When you marry someone that has a 'previous' family, you should take that into account. Just because there is a divorce doesn't relieve the obligation to the family.
2006-12-05 15:42:34 · answer #2 · answered by I_Love_Life! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In PA, all wages are subjected to child support because of yellow slips from domestic relations to employers are checked against a list...Then...there is an amount set for child support. Call domestic relations or your representative about info. My daughter is in same boat and she has two kids by the yo yo plus his original two...the only thing your husband can do is state allowable deductions on his original now family...hearing...etc. The support payment could go up or down. It is only a matter of time before domestic relations finds out, usually..The funny part about my daughter was I thought she was dating one guy and he was ok but I never met the yo yo! And I distinctly said that guys with original kid baggage would come first, pay wise...And I said it several times like a parrot! I really do not know how people do it with two families...
2006-12-05 15:43:15 · answer #3 · answered by Patches6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In short, no.
The only way it will be is if he is in arrears, and even if so, they can only take a certain percentage of that check (up to 65 percent if he is at or more than 12 weeks in arrears) as well. If your caught up and under a payment agreement, no problem.
2006-12-05 21:34:17 · answer #4 · answered by John F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh the hated child support...lol..No they cant! I found out that the other day. If there is a active garnishment on your first job. They are not allowed to take it out of the other earned income. They can take it out of unemployement, tax returns and lottery winnings. They cant take it out of SSI or SSD..They can only garnish one employment income. Not the other....
2006-12-05 15:31:54 · answer #5 · answered by Little S 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
maybe
2006-12-05 15:27:43 · answer #6 · answered by Everyman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋