Child Support

ᎠᏲᏟ ᏗᏍᏕᎸᏗᎢ

Income Withholding Order

ᎠᏕᎸ ᎠᏓᏠᏒ ᎤᎸᏟ ᏱᎬᏁᏗᏍᎩ ᎦᏅᏫᏍᏗᏍᎩ

An order that requires an employer to withhold support from a noncustodial parent’s wages and transfer that withholding to the appropriate agency (the Centralized Collection Unit, the State Disbursement Unit, or tribal child support agency).  Sometimes referred to as a wage withholding, garnishment, or income assignment.

ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎲ ᎪᎯᏳᏗᏍᎩ

Child Support Services may request an employment verification form to be completed by your office.

ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏧᎾᏓᎾᏡᎢ

The Office Child Support Services will send an Income Withholding Order to an employer if a client is employed or believed to be employed by that business.

IV-D ᏗᏂᎦᏘᏲᎢ & ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗᎢ

The Office of Child Support Services would like to make sure all state and tribal IV-D agencies are officially notified that per Cherokee Nation statutes.