ID S1022

Courts must issue income withholding orders to employers using the federally authorized income withholding support form and must require employers to remit withheld amounts to the Department of Health and Welfare within seven (7) business days after payment would have been made to the employee.

The Department of Health and Welfare shall supply each county with the federally authorized income withholding for support forms and answers that comply with department rules.

Income withholding orders must specify the maximum amount of current support to be withheld monthly, total arrearage or reimbursement judgment amounts with interest, and arrearage payment amounts from the support order.

Employers receiving income withholding orders from the department shall begin withholding immediately and remit payments to the Department of Health and Welfare within seven (7) business days.

When an employer receives income withholding orders from another state, the employer must apply Idaho's income withholding law regarding fees, maximum withholding amounts, implementation timelines, and priority allocation among multiple obligees.