You never want to pay the mother directly unless it has been ordered by a Judge, even then if you are paying her directly make sure it is in the form of a check or money order in order to have proof of these payments.
Federal law requires child support payments to be automatically deducted from the non-custodial parent’s paycheck. Income withholding makes it easier for the custodial parent to receive timely, regular payments, and for the non-custodial parent to take care of this obligation...... Income withholding may also be applied to unemployment benefits, Social Security benefits, disability payments, and other income the parent may receive. If the non-custodial parent is self-employed, the court order for child support sets out how the support will be paid.
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Feb 3, 2010 03:37 PM