Support payments

Ways to Pay Support

State law requires that all orders for support include income withholding by the payer’s employer. Income withholding is required whether or not the payer owes past-due support. The law requires withholding support from all income, including commissions, earnings, salaries, wages, pension benefits, other money due or to be due in the future. Child support may also be withheld from unemployment payments, workers’ compensation checks, pension payments, and Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) benefits.

Other options

The other payment options on your left do not replace income withholding.

• If you owe past-due child support, you may use these options to pay your debt.
• If you are self-employed or between jobs, you may also use these options.

Important
Whichever way you choose, all support must be paid through the Wisconsin Support Collections Trust Fund. This is not only a state law, but this is the only way you can be sure that you get credit for your payments.

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