Q: Can child care portion of payment be paid directly to child care?
Child’s mother only put child in daycare right before hearing to make child support payment higher. Afraid she will take child out of daycare after hearing.
A: The court can order that the child care portion of child support be paid directly to the daycare provider. This is called an income withholding order for child care expenses. The income withholding order will direct the non-custodial parent's employer to withhold a portion of their wages and send it directly to the daycare provider. This can help to ensure that the child continues to receive the care they need, even if the non-custodial parent is not providing the child support payments directly to the custodial parent.
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