Income Withholding for Support (IWO)

Income withholding in child support cases is a federally mandated tool. Federal law also requires a standard income withholding process to increase child support collections for all families, promote self-sufficiency for low-income families, and reduce the burden on employers. The federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is the agency responsible for providing oversight of federal child support programs and developed a standard form, Income Withholding for Support (IWO), to help state child support agencies fulfill federal child support requirements. The information collection activities pertaining to the IWO form are authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1), (a)(8) and (b)(6), which require the use of the IWO form to order income withholding for all child support orders. 45 CFR 303.100(e)(x) provides that the form require employers to notify child support agencies when employees are terminated. This request is for a revision of a currently approved information collection. Based on stakeholder feedback, OCSE added fields to address GIG economy workers, updated text and clarified instructions. See Attachment 2 - Summary of Proposed Changes to the IWO Changes with the updates. We are also requesting to extend approval of the currently approved IWO for one additional year to allow states to program their systems to accommodate the proposed changes to the form, sample form, instructions, and e-IWO Record Layout. Once the system is programmed, states will then be required to use the revised version of the IWO and e-IWO.

The latest form for Income Withholding for Support (IWO) expires 2029-08-31 and is listed under ICR 202607-0970-002.

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Income withholding order/notice (Courts, private attorneys, custodial parties or their representatives)

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