Maximum Amount to be Withheld from Obligor's Income; Priority of Payments on a Single Income Withholding Order

Maximum Amount to be Withheld from Obligor’s Income; Priority of Payments on a Single Income Withholding Order. Withholding of income under this Article shall not be in excess of the maximum amounts permitted under the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, or fifty percent of the obligor’s income, whichever is less. Disposable income shall be applied first to the current support obligation, then to any premium required for employer, labor union, or trade union-related health insurance coverage ordered under the order for support, and then to payments required on past-due support obligations, including delinquencies. Source: PL 14-34, § 15, modified; redesignated by PL 20-22 § 5 (Oct. 6, 2017). Commission Comment: The Commission deleted figures that were repetitious of words in the section above pursuant to its authority by 1 CMC § 3806(e). In codifying PL 20-22, the Commission renumbered 8 CMC § 1583 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).