Employers can be held liable if they do not comply with income withholding notices. An employer who fails to withhold income after receiving a withholding notice or who fails to forward the withheld money may be liable for contempt of court and a financial penalty. For information about employer responsibilities in regards to child support, click here.

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Save time and money with electronic income withholding orders. Employers and child support agencies can exchange information quickly and efficiently using electronic income withholding orders (e-IWO). 

• Starts orders sooner so families receive child support quicker
• Reduces errors from manual processing
• Saves paper and postage
• Allows reporting lump-sum payments and employee terminations 

Features include:

• no cost to use the service
• "system-to-system" option for larger employers with IT resources
• "no-programming" option for smaller employers 

Find out more at: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/css/employers/e-iwo or send questions to eIWOmail@acf.hhs.gov 

Tired of sending paper checks?

You can submit child support withholding payments electronically to WI SCTF.

Learn more at https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/cs/emp/iw