An employer who willfully fails or refuses to withhold or pay the amounts as ordered may be held to be in contempt of court. Additionally, such employer may be personally liable to the obligee for failure to answer or withhold, and in such cases conditional and final judgment for the amounts ordered to be withheld may be entered by the court and against the employer as in the case of conditional and final judgment against a garnishee for failure to answer, as provided in Section 6-6-457.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.
Chapter 3 - Child Custody and Support.
Article 3 - Withholding Orders for Child Support.
Section 30-3-60 - Definitions.
Section 30-3-63 - Filing Fees and Costs.
Section 30-3-64 - Employer's Answer; Order Binding on Employer; Modification by Court.
Section 30-3-68 - Employers Who Comply Not Liable for Wrongful Withholding.
Section 30-3-69 - Liability of Employers Who Fail to Answer or Fail or Refuse to Withhold.
Section 30-3-70 - Employers Not to Discharge or Refuse to Hire Person Due to Withholding Order.
Section 30-3-71 - Employer Authorized to Deduct Fee for Expenses.