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Child support is not like any other judgment. In an ordinary judgment where your check is being garnished an agency is limited to 25% of your gross wages. With child support the amount that can be collected from your check is the amount the court has determined to be your monthly child support.

Child support is not like any other judgment. In an ordinary judgment where your check is being garnished an agency is limited to 25% of your gross wages. With child support the amount that can be collected from your check is the amount the court has determined to be your monthly child support.

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They do not use a percentage base system. They use a formula covering several factors including the amount of time each parent has the child.

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