Priority of Income Withholding for Support

8 CMC § 19111, under Support and Compliance in the CNMI.

8 CMC § 19111

Priority of Income Withholding for Support. Withholding of income under this Article shall have priority over any prior or subsequent garnishments, attachments, wage assignments, any other claims of creditors, or other legal process. Source: PL 14-34, § 14; redesignated by PL 20-22 § 5 (Oct. 6, 2017). In codifying PL 20-22, the Commission renumbered 8 CMC § 1582 pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(a). The Commission changed “this Act” to “this chapter” pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(d). To accommodate the codification of PL 20-47 (Mar. 16, 2018), the Commission created Article 1 (§§ 19101–19122) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(b) and changed “chapter” to “Article” pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(d).