{"id":2183,"date":"2016-04-23T09:10:42","date_gmt":"2016-04-23T13:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=2183"},"modified":"2016-04-23T09:10:42","modified_gmt":"2016-04-23T13:10:42","slug":"what-if-i-dont-want-my-child-support-to-be-done-by-a-wage-garnishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=2183","title":{"rendered":"What if I don&#8217;t want my child support to be done by a wage garnishment?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In New Jersey, child support and alimony obligation&#8217;s can be paid directly to the recipient or they can be processed by the county probation department by way of a payroll garnishment. When I firstinform clients that the garnishment may be imposed against them many try to avoid this from happening.<\/p>\n<p>The fact of the matter is that under New Jersey law a garnishment will be implemented if that is what the recipient wishes to have happen. Truth be told, there are many benefits to the payor having support garnishment. First, there can be no question over whether or not payments were made were made on time. Second, in the event of a dispute arises the probation department will have an independent verification of all payments that were made were missed.<\/p>\n<p>And employer can take no action against an employee for having a child support or alimony wage garnishment implemented. It will be a process just like any other deduction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions about the payment of your support obligations or would like to have your support paid through probation, contact The Durst Firm for help.<\/p>\n<p>le<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In New Jersey, child support and alimony obligation&#8217;s can be paid directly to the recipient or they can be processed by the county probation department by way of a payroll garnishment. When I firstinform clients that the garnishment may be &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=2183\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-durstfirm-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6omM8-zd","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3005,"url":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=3005","url_meta":{"origin":2183,"position":0},"title":"Can Child Support in New Jersey Be Paid Through Wage Garnishment?When it comes to child support in New Jersey, one of the most common questions parents have is whether payments can be made through wage garnishment. 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