Earning Order For Support
August 6, 2010
A judgment debtor’s earnings may be withheld to satisfy a support judgment pursuant to an earnings assignment order for support (Fam. C. Section 5200). Earning assignment orders have priority over any type of earnings withholding order (California Civil Procedure 706.031) are a remedy exclusive to court ordered support obligations and are NOT governed by the Wage Garnishment Law.
An out of state earnings assignment or income withholding order for support is binding on the support obligor’s employer to the same extend as an earning assignment order issued by a California court.
