Section 290. Determining the amount to be applied toward past due support

The department shall collect any court-ordered amount to be paid toward past due support. If the order does not specify an amount to be paid toward past due support, the department shall determine the amount to be paid monthly toward past due support. The monthly payment for past due support will be 25% of the current or former obligation or $65, whichever is greater. For disposable earnings, the total amount withheld shall not exceed the amount allowed under § 34-29 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR615-70-17 § 5.4, eff. February 28, 1990; amended, Volume 06, Issue 26, eff. October 24, 1990; Volume 07, Issue 15, eff. July 1, 1991; Volume 08, Issue 04, eff. July 1, 1992; Volume 08, Issue 19, eff. July 15, 1992; Volume 18, Issue 14, eff. April 24, 2002; Errata, 18:17 VA.R. 2183 May 6, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 10, eff. February 12, 2015.

Statutory Authority

§ 63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 651 et seq.