Did you know that if you are behind on child support, they can garnish your wages up to 65%? Not only is 65% ridiculously high, it is not based off of net income. Recently, Jefferson County has decided to go after delinquent child support. They have done an excellent job of getting people to get caught up, to the tune of $200,000. They have published a list of 3206 names of people who owe more than $10,000. These 3206 people are behind some $97 million. If you haven’t caught up you should.. and here is why:
They take 65% of your gross income minus any taxes that you pay. So that means any deductions that you have on your paycheck already are not taken into account. Take for example someone who is in the 25% tax bracket who makes $6000/month. Your net income (I am only taking into account federal taxes. Of course you have other taxes, but for this example I am keeping it simple). $6000 – 25% is $4500/month. Now take 65% of this… that is $2925 they can take of your pay every month… leaving you with only $1575 of the $4500 you were used to! Now, I know some people live outside of their means, but I don’t think anyone can take a hit like that… I know I can’t afford it! So a long story short, try to get caught up on your child support before they come after you to get caught up… You surely have a way of doing it better than taking 65% of your paycheck!
BTW, If your name isn’t on the list congrats… maybe you can show the other parent that you want to help and be caught up, and also maybe throw in that there are 3200 people just in Jefferson county alone that owe more than $10,000… you can always be a better dad, but it could also be a lot worse!
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