Alabama § 30-3-69.1 Liability of Employer for Willful Failure to Garnish or Withhold Child Support from Wages

Alabama Statutes

§ 30-3-69.1 — Liability of Employer for Willful Failure to Garnish or Withhold Child Support from Wages

Alabama § 30-3-69.1

Title 30Marital and Domestic Relations

Ch. 3Child Custody and Support

Art. 3Withholding Orders for Child Support

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Ala. Code § 30-3-69.1 (2026).

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An employer who pays his or her employee in a manner intending to protect the wages of the employee from being garnished or withheld for the purpose of or the collection of child support payments owed by the employee shall be personally liable for the amount of child support owed as if the child support had been withheld under Chapter 3 of this title or to the same degree as an employer who willfully fails or refuses to withhold or pay the amounts required under Section 30-3-69.
Proof of the employer’s intent to protect the wages of the employee in a manner violating this section must be established by clear and convincing evidence.

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An employer who pays his or her employee in a manner intending to protect the wages of the employee from being garnished or withheld for the purpose of or the collection of child support payments owed by the employee shall be personally liable for the amount of child support owed as if the child support had been withheld under Chapter 3 of this title or to the same degree as an employer who willfully fails or refuses to withhold or pay the amounts required under Section 30-3-69.
Proof of the employer’s intent to protect the wages of the employee in a manner violating this section must be established by clear and convincing evidence.