This is a PDF format version of a Garnishments and Involuntary Allotments Legal Questions and Answers. The Questions answered are as follows:
- I am owed alimony and child support by a soldier and I have a court order of support. can I get this withheld from his pay?
- What is garnishment?
- What types of pay can be garnished?
- What is garnishment used to enforce?
- Can I use garnishment proceedings in Colorado to collect unpaid alimony and/ or child support?
- How do I start a garnishment proceeding for child support?
- Will I need more information to ensure processing by the governmental agency?
- How much of an individual’s pay may the court garnish?
- If my pay is garnished, how can I stop the garnishment?
- Can the army withhold money from a soldier’s paycheck without garnishment?
- When can involuntary allotment be used?
- How can I start an involuntary allotment?
- What happens when the notice and court order are filed with DFAS?
- What is the maximum amount of the allotment?
- Can the allotment be adjusted or discontinued?
- If I have other questions about involuntary child support/alimony, what should I do?
NOTE: This document is in PDF format
