19-11-151. Obligation of employer upon receipt of income withholding order.

Upon receipt of an income withholding order, the obligor’s employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor.#

The employer shall treat an income withholding order issued in another state which appears regular on its face as if it had been issued by a tribunal of Georgia.#

Except as otherwise provided by subsection (d) of this Code section and Code Section 19-11-152, the employer shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the withholding order by complying with the terms of the order which specify:#

1. (1)

   The duration and the amount of periodic payments of current child support, stated as a sum certain;#

2. (2)

   The person designated to receive payments and the address to which the payments are to be forwarded;#

3. (3)

   Medical support, whether in the form of periodic cash payment, stated as a sum certain, or ordering the obligor to provide health insurance coverage for the child under a policy available through the obligor’s employment;#

4. (4)

   The amount of periodic payments of fees and costs for a support enforcement agency, the issuing tribunal, and the obligee’s attorney, stated as sums certain; and#

5. (5)

   The amount of periodic payments of arrearages and interest on arrearages, stated as sums certain.#

An employer shall comply with the law of the state of the obligor’s principal place of employment for withholding from income with respect to:#

1. (1)

   The employer’s fee for processing an income withholding order;#

2. (2)

   The maximum amount permitted to be withheld from the obligor’s income; and#

3. (3)

   The time periods within which the employer must implement the withholding order and forward the child support payment.#