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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>353760</law_id><section_number>20-88.64:1</section_number><catch_line>Employer&amp;#8217;s compliance with income-withholding order of another state</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="56" identifier="20">Domestic Relations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="10" identifier="5.3">Uniform Interstate Family Support Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="7" identifier="7">Enforcement of Order Without Registration</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Upon receipt of an <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">income</span>-withholding order</span>, the <span class="dictionary">obligor</span>&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">employer</span> shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the <span class="dictionary">obligor</span>. The <span class="dictionary">employer</span> shall treat an <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">income</span>-withholding order</span> issued in another <span class="dictionary">state</span> which appears regular on its face as if it had been issued by a <span class="dictionary">tribunal</span> of the Commonwealth. <a id="paragraph-1317870" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/20-88.64_1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Except as provided in subsection C and &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Compliance with two or more income-withholding orders" href="/20-88.64_2/">20-88.64:2</a>, the <span class="dictionary">employer</span> shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the withholding order by complying with the terms of the order, as applicable, that specify: <a id="paragraph-1317871" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/20-88.64_1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The duration and amount of periodic payments of current <span class="dictionary">child</span> support, stated as a sum certain; <a id="paragraph-1317872" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/20-88.64_1/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The individual or <span class="dictionary">support enforcement agency</span> designated to receive payments and the address to which the payments are to be forwarded; <a id="paragraph-1317873" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/20-88.64_1/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Medical support, whether in the form of periodic cash payments, stated as a sum certain or ordering the <span class="dictionary">obligor</span> to provide health insurance coverage for the <span class="dictionary">child</span> under a policy available through the <span class="dictionary">obligor</span>&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">employer</span>; <a id="paragraph-1317874" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/20-88.64_1/#B3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> The amount of periodic payments of fees and costs for a <span class="dictionary">support enforcement agency</span>, the <span class="dictionary">issuing tribunal</span>, and the <span class="dictionary">obligee</span>&#x2019;s attorney, stated as sums certain; and <a id="paragraph-1317875" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/20-88.64_1/#B4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> The amount of periodic payments of arrearages and interest on arrearages, stated as sums certain. <a id="paragraph-1317876" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/20-88.64_1/#B5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> An <span class="dictionary">employer</span> shall comply with the <span class="dictionary">law</span> of the <span class="dictionary">state</span> of the <span class="dictionary">obligor</span>&#x2019;s principal place of employment for withholding from <span class="dictionary">income</span> with respect to: <a id="paragraph-1317877" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/20-88.64_1/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The <span class="dictionary">employer</span>&#x2019;s fee for processing an <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">income</span>-withholding order</span>; <a id="paragraph-1317878" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/20-88.64_1/#C1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The maximum amount permitted to be withheld from the <span class="dictionary">obligor</span>&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">income</span>; and <a id="paragraph-1317879" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/20-88.64_1/#C2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The times within which the <span class="dictionary">employer</span> shall implement the withholding order and forward the <span class="dictionary">child</span> support payment. <a id="paragraph-1317880" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/20-88.64_1/#C3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1997, cc. 797, 897; 2005, c. 754.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
