Montana Code 40-5-419. Alternative method of payment in lieu of income withholding
40-5-419. Alternative method of payment in lieu of income withholding. (1) If an obligor who would otherwise be subject to immediate income withholding under 40-5-411 demonstrates good cause not to require immediate income withholding and the department concurs, the department may enter into a written agreement with the obligor that provides for an alternative method of payment in lieu of and to satisfy immediate income withholding.
Terms Used In Montana Code 40-5-419
- Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 40-5-403
- Financial institution: means :
(a)a depository institution, as defined in section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U. See Montana Code 40-5-403
- Income: means any form of payment to a person, regardless of source, including commissions, bonuses, workers' compensation, disability payments, payments under a pension or retirement program, interest, and earnings and wages. See Montana Code 40-5-403
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Obligor: means a person who owes a duty to make payments under a support order. See Montana Code 40-5-403
- Support order: has the meaning provided in 40-5-201. See Montana Code 40-5-403
(2)The agreement must allow funds to be deducted from a financial institution deposit account or to be paid by credit card.
(3)To qualify for an alternative method of payment, an obligor must have paid the full amount of the child support obligation for the lesser of either the past 12 months or the time period since the support order was issued.