California · Family Code

FAM §5700.503: If an obligor’s employer receives two or more income-withholding orders with respect to the earnings of the same obligor, the employer satisfies the terms of the orders if the employer complies with t

What this law says, in plain English

When an employer receives multiple income-withholding orders for the same employee, the employer meets its obligations by complying with the applicable withholding rules.

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If an obligor’s employer receives two or more income-withholding orders with respect to the earnings of the same obligor, the employer satisfies the terms of the orders if the employer complies with the law of the state of the obligor’s principal place of employment to establish the priorities for withholding and allocating income withheld for two or more child-support obligees.

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