Terms Used In Alabama Code 30-3-69.1

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

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 answer or fail or refuse to withhold” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”30″>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.