Virginia Administrative Code
Title 22 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Agency 40 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 880 - CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
Section 22VAC40-880-320 - Initiated withholding of income
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
In all initial and modified administrative support orders, the department shall initiate an income withholding order unless the parties agree to a written alternative payment arrangement. The department shall initiate an income withholding order to the noncustodial parent's employer requiring the withholding of the child support obligation from the noncustodial parent's income under the following circumstances:
1. When a payment is delinquent in an amount equal to or exceeding one month's child support obligation, or
2. When either parent requests that withholding begin regardless of whether past due support is owed.
Statutory Authority: § 63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 651 et seq.