Rule 24.11 Separate Income Withholding Orders

(A) In all cases in which the payment of child support is ordered, a separate income withholding order stating that the payment of child support shall be made by wage withholding is required, unless:

(1) the support is being enforced by the Georgia Department of Human Services;

(2) the court issuing the order finds there is good cause not to require such immediate withholding, which includes a finding that wage withholding is not in the best interest of the child, and in cases involving modification of support orders, proof of timely payment of previous ordered support; or

(3) a written agreement is reached between both parties which provides for an alternative arrangement.

(B) Income withholding orders shall designate the Obligee as the party responsible for initiating the income withholding by completing and transmitting all documents and notices required by Title 19 of OCGA, Title 42 of USC, and the Georgia Family Support Registry.

(C) If multiple worksheets are used and more than one amount of support is ordered, a separate income withholding order shall be signed by the court for each such amount of child support ordered.

(D) At the same time an income withholding order is submitted to an employer by the party designated in paragraph (B) of this rule, an income withholding notice, which is a form promulgated by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) entitled "Income Withholding for Support," shall also be completed and submitted to the employer, but that notice shall not be signed by a superior court judge nor filed with a clerk of superior court.