3. Deductions from earnings orders

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3. Deductions from earnings orders

Deductions from earnings orders (DEOs) are used to recover child support debts. Where a non-resident parent has arrears of child support payments, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) can instruct their employer to make deductions from wages or salary and pay them to the CMS.1s31 CSA 1991 The CMS does not need a court order to do this and it is the first enforcement option that is likely to be used against an employed non-resident parent who cannot provide a good reason for the arrears, or who has failed to agree a method of payment with the CMS. If the full amount requested by the CMS cannot be deducted from earnings, the CMS may use other methods to collect and enforce the remainder.

A non-resident parent can also choose a voluntary deduction from earnings order as the method of making regular child support payments, even if there are no arrears

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