Wage withholding lets you make your child support payments through your regular paycheck.
Eighty percent of all child support payments are made through wage withholding. When the Office of the Attorney General receives your employment information, we send a notification to your employer so that your support payments can be automatically held out of your paycheck.
How Wage Withholding Works
- You can chat or call us to provide your new employer information and/or we receive information from the Texas Workforce Commission about your new employer.
- Your company (employer) receives an "Order to Withhold Income for Child Support” from the Child Support Division.
- Your payment amount is deducted from your paycheck.
- Your employer sends the payment directly to us (each pay period).
- We process your payment and send it to the custodial parent.
Wage withholding ensures your payments are complete and on time. However, it may take your employer a few weeks to process your wage withholding order. Until that time, you are responsible for making your child support payments.
Are you an Employer?
Learn more about resources for Employers here.
Additional Child Support Payment Resources
There are many ways parents can make their child support payments — including online, by phone, by mail, with cash, wage withholding or via auto-draft. View all the options here.
This calculator provides an estimate for a single source of income. The actual amount set or approved by the court may differ.
Having a Hard Time Paying Child Support? If you are struggling to make your child support payments, you may be eligible for a modification.
