Court Ordered Support Liens

In a continuous review of statutory requirements, ADP has determined that if an employer is making contributions for an employee, to either a medical or health savings account, not part of a Cafeteria 125 plan, the amount of the employer's contribution is excluded from disposable earnings when calculating a court-ordered support lien in the jurisdictions listed below.

• Alaska

• Arizona

• California

• Colorado

• Florida

• Georgia

• Guam

• Hawaii

• Idaho

• Indiana

• Iowa

• Kansas

• Louisiana

• Maine 

• Massachusetts

• Mississippi

• Montana

• Nebraska

• New Mexico

• New Jersey

• New York

• North Dakota

• Pennsylvania

• Puerto Rico

• Ohio

• Rhode Island

• South Carolina

• South Dakota

• Utah

• Vermont

• Virginia

• Virgin Islands

• Washington

• West Virginia

For clients using the ADP Wage Garnishment Processing Service (WGPS) modifications to our systems will be complete on or about August 18, 2016. The amount of wages exempt from the support order may increase and employees with a court ordered support deduction in the states listed above may see a decrease in their lien deduction amounts effective with the first payroll processed on or about (and after) August 18, 2016.