A lump sum is a one-time payment to an employee.

You should explain to your employee that, by law, you are ordered to withhold the amount on the order until you receive an amended order and he or she should contact the child support agency.

You must continue withholding until the child support agency or court notifies you of a change or to stop the withholding.

Mail or fax a copy of the income withholding order with the employee’s forwarding information and termination date.

Yes or the employees can send additional payments to the child support agency.

Employers who do not withhold and send payments as ordered are subject to penalties per state law.

Child support is a priority over all other claims against the employee’s wages; except federal tax liens. 

No.  According to the Department of Labor, tips are not earnings for the purpose of wage garnishment.

Yes.

Yes.

An order that requires an employer to withhold support from a noncustodial parent’s wages and transfer that withholding to the appropriate agency (the Centralized Collection Unit, the State Disbursement Unit, or tribal child support agency.) Sometimes referred to as a wage withholding, garnishment, or income assignment. See Income Assignment. See Income Assignment.