eSingleParent:Collecting Child Support State laws Which Describe Attachable Income Sources

Virtually every state in the union provides for the garnishment of income of parents who refuse to pay child support. Below is a listing of some of the sources of income that the states allow to be garnished.

Special Note: Please notice that TABLE II is an extension of the information provided in TABLE I.

State	Wages	Unemployment Compensation	Worker’s Compensation	Bank Accounts	Commissions	Bonuses
Alabama	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Alaska	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Arizona	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Arkansas	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A	N/A
California	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Colorado	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Connecticut	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Delaware	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
District of Columbia	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Florida	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Georgia	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Guam	YES	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hawaii	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Idaho	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Illinois	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Indiana	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Iowa	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Kansas	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Kentucky	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Louisiana	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Maine	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Maryland	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Massachusetts	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Michigan	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Minnesota	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Mississippi	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO
Missouri	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Montana	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Nebraska	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Nevada	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
New Hampshire	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
New Jersey	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
New Mexico	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
New York	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
North Carolina	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A
North Dakota	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Ohio	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Oklahoma	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Oregon	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Pennsylvania	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Puerto Rico	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Rhode Island	YES	YES	YES	YES	a.	YES
South Carolina	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
South Dakota	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Tennessee	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Texas	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Utah	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Vermont	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Virgin Islands	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Virginia	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Washington	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
West Virginia	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Wisconsin	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Wyoming	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A	N/A

State	Lottery Garnishment	Judgment for Commissions?	For Bank Accounts?	For Bonuses?	For Lottery?	Other-Footnotes
Alabama	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Alaska	YES	NO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Arizona	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Arkansas	N/A	NO	N/A	N/A	N/A
California	By intercept	YES	YES	YES	YES	a
Colorado	By intercept	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	b
Connecticut	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Delaware	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
District of Columbia	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	c
Florida	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Georgia	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Guam	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hawaii	N/A	YES	NO	NO	N/A
Idaho	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Illinois	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	d
Indiana	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Iowa	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Kansas	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Kentucky	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Louisiana	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Maine	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	e
Maryland	NO	YES	NO	YES	NO
Massachusetts	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Michigan	YES	YES	NO	NO	YES
Minnesota	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Mississippi	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
Missouri	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	f
Montana	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Nebraska	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	g
Nevada	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO
New Hampshire	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
New Jersey	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	h
New Mexico	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
New York	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
North Carolina	N/A	NO	NO	NO	NO
North Dakota	N/A	YES	NO	NO	N/A
Ohio	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Oklahoma	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Oregon	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	i
Pennsylvania	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Puerto Rico	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO
Rhode Island	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
South Carolina	YES	NO	NO	NO	N/A
South Dakota	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Tennessee	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Texas	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Utah	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	j
Vermont	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Virgin Islands	YES	NO	N/A	N/A	NO
Virginia	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Washington	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
West Virginia	YES	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wisconsin	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Wyoming	N/A	YES	N/A	N/A	N/A

In Illinois, all child support payments accrue judgment when they are not paid if the regular wages do not satisfy the order.

Maine also allows for attachment of real and personal property (blanket liens).

Missouri DCSE also has statutory authority to place administrative liens against real property, certain registered personal property, and obligor’s share of an estate and compensation derived from certain types of lawsuits.

New Jersey also allows for attachment of rent, inheritance, insurance benefits, retirement benefits, union benefits and civil suit settlements or judgments.

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