An employer who pays his or her employee in a manner intending to protect the wages of the employee from being garnished or withheld for the purpose of or the collection of child support payments owed by the employee shall be personally liable for the amount of child support owed as if the child support had been withheld under Chapter 3 of this title or to the same degree as an employer who willfully fails or refuses to withhold or pay the amounts required under Section 30-3-69.
Proof of the employer's intent to protect the wages of the employee in a manner violating this section must be established by clear and convincing evidence.
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.