Q: If someone is living and working in Texas, can their wages be garnished for a post-secondary support order?
If someone has a post-secondary support order from Washington state, but they moved to Texas and are living and working there, can their wages be garnished for failure to pay?
A: Yes, but it may be easier and more efficient to use a QDRO (qualified domestic relations order) to collect child support from a person who owes it and has tried to get out of it by leaving the state. A QDRO can use money from their retirement account or pension benefit, even though the retirement money would not normally be available until retirement, and they do not need to agree to it in order for it to be effective. QDROs are not do-it-yourself legal documents, you need a lawyer to do one. Some family law attorneys will do them, but many will contract out the work to other lawyers who specifically focus on QDROs.
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