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Child Support Terminology
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Wage Withholding
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A procedure by which scheduled deductions are
automatically made from wages or income to pay a
debt, such as child support. Wage withholding
often is incorporated into the child support
order and may be voluntary or involuntary. The
provision dictates that an employer must withhold
support from a non-custodial parent's wages and
transfer that withholding to the appropriate
agency (the Centralized Collection Unit or State
Disbursement Unit). Also know as income
withholding.
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Welfare Reform
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The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996--Welfare
Reform-overhauled the nation's welfare system
requiring work in exchange for time-limited
assistance. The law contains strong work
requirements, a performance bonus to reward
states for moving welfare recipients into jobs,
comprehensive child support enforcement and
supports for families moving from welfare to work
including increased funding for child care and
guaranteed medical coverage. Tough child support
measures under welfare reform include: a national
new hire reporting system; streamlined paternity
establishment; uniform interstate child support
laws; computerized statewide collections and
tough new penalties.
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Workers Compensation Appeals Board Match System
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Collects workers' compensation lump sum payments
owed to non-custodial parents who owe past-due
child support.
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Writ of Execution
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A court order telling the sheriff or marshal to
seize property to satisfy a court judgment.
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