Dennis Rodman’s estranged wife Michelle claims the former professional basketball player owes over a quarter million dollars in child support. According to docs filed in Orange County Superior Court, Dennis owes $305,244.67 in child support for his two kids. The former basketball star was last ordered to pay his wife $50,000 a month, plus an extra $1,083 in spousal support, but Michelle claims he has lapsed on payments. Article

How does a court solve a child support payment issue? A court may order a garnishment to help a successful plaintiff collect money damages from a defendant. When making child support payments, the state of New York follows the standard most states practice. Instead of sending the payments by mail every month, NYS child support will garnish the wages from the non-custodial parent’s paycheck. This procedure works well for both parents. For example, once payments are garnished, they are sent to a New York State agency where payments are verified then mailed to the custodial parent. When the wages are garnished, the custodial parent is guaranteed payments every month, and the non-custodial parent will have record of all payments that have been made. The federal Consumer Credit Protection Act limits wage garnishments to 25% of an employee’s take-home pay, or 30 times the federal minimum wage, whichever is less.

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