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Tennessee Child Support Garnishment Limits, Exemptions and Protections

While a noncustodial parent in Tennessee must consider any source of income as subject to child support collections, some of this income is exempt from Tennessee wage garnishment law. To determine these exemptions, an employer must follow the guidelines of both the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) and Tennessee’s own garnishment limits. Tennessee garnishment law is more favorable to the noncustodial parent than the CCPA: Tennessee law allows more deductions to be made when determining the protected income, and also provides higher overall protection thresholds.

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Tennessee Child Support Collections and Fees

As in other states, noncustodial parents in Tennessee must consider almost any source of their income as being potentially subject to garnishment for child support collection purposes. All income, including bonuses or lump-sum payments, must be reported to the Tennessee office of child support. Enforcing an order for child support garnishment can mean extra work for the employer. To accommodate the administrative fees associated with child support collections, Tennessee allows employers to charge the employee for each payment remitted, subject to a maximum amount. It’s important that employers familiarize themselves with Tennessee wage garnishment laws, because penalties for noncompliance are serious.

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Tennessee Wage Garnishment: Tennessee Child Support Garnishment

After a court or agency issues an order for Tennessee wage garnishment, the order is served on the noncustodial parent’s employer. When an employer is served with an order for Tennessee child support garnishment, they must honor the order until the date of termination, or until the court or issuing agency notifies them. It is important that the employer always remit payment for child support collection to the Tennessee Child Support Payment System. This means that the noncustodial parent may not enter into agreement to have payment sent elsewhere.

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