Alaska Administrative Code
Title 15 - Revenue
Chapter 125 - Child Support Enforcement
Article 6 - Administrative Enforcement - Income Withholding
15 AAC 125.540 - Calculation of monthly income withholding amount
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) In determining the amount of a withholding order issued under AS 25.27.062 or AS 25.27.250, the agency will calculate the monthly withholding amount by adding the following amounts:
(b) In calculating the amount to be withheld and delivered, the agency will give credit to the obligor for one-half of the cost to the obligor of medical and dental insurance premiums for the children and educational payments for the children to the extent that the health insurance coverage and educational payments are required by the applicable support order and are actually paid for by the obligor, unless the order provides for a different allocation of these costs.
(c) Unless state or federal law requires a lesser percentage, an order to withhold and deliver issued by the agency under AS 25.27.062 or AS 25.27.250 may not exceed 40 percent of an obligor's net disposable earnings, as defined in 15 U.S.C. 1672, unless the agency determines that there is good cause to increase the withholding amount. However, the withholding order may not exceed the percentages allowed under 15 U.S.C. 1673(b).
(d) In determining whether good cause exists to increase the withholding amount under (c) of this section, the agency will consider the following factors:
(e) The agency will find that good cause exists to increase the withholding amount under (c) of this section from 40 percent to 50 percent of the obligor's net disposable earnings if
Authority:AS 25.27.020
AS 25.27.025
AS 25.27.062
AS 25.27.063
AS 25.27.250
AS 25.27.253