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The order shall show the maximum percentage of disposable income which may be withheld pursuant to \u00a7 34-29. The lien or order to withhold and deliver shall continue to operate and require such person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision, or department of this Commonwealth to withhold the nonexempt portion of income at each succeeding income disbursement interval until the entire amount of the support debt stated in the lien has been withheld. The order for withholding of income continues until further notice by first-class or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by electronic means from the Department is received by the employer.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":283291,"text":"Whenever a support lien, order to withhold and deliver property or order for withholding of income is served upon any person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision or department of this Commonwealth asserting a support debt against income and there is any such income in the possession of such person, then that person shall withhold from the disposable income as defined in \u00a7 63.2-100 (i) the amount stated in the lien, the order to withhold and deliver property, or the order for withholding of income; or (ii) the maximum amount permitted under \u00a7 34-29, whichever is less. The order shall show the maximum percentage of disposable income which may be withheld pursuant to \u00a7 34-29. The lien or order to withhold and deliver shall continue to operate and require such person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision, or department of this Commonwealth to withhold the nonexempt portion of income at each succeeding income disbursement interval until the entire amount of the support debt stated in the lien has been withheld. The order for withholding of income continues until further notice by first-class or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by electronic means from the Department is received by the employer.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13468,"edition_id":1,"name":"Income Withholding","identifier":"5","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12835,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:57","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:57","permalink":{"id":272585,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13468,"identifier":"5","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/5","url":"\/63.2\/V\/19\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12835,"edition_id":1,"name":"Child Support Enforcement","identifier":"19","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12834,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":272433,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12835,"identifier":"19","token":"63.2\/V\/19","url":"\/63.2\/V\/19\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12834,"edition_id":1,"name":"Administrative Child Support","identifier":"V","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12789,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":272431,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12834,"identifier":"V","token":"63.2\/V","url":"\/63.2\/V\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12789,"edition_id":1,"name":"Welfare (Social Services)","identifier":"63.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":270661,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12789,"identifier":"63.2","token":"63.2","url":"\/63.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":69701,"structure_id":13468,"section_number":"63.2-1923","catch_line":"Immediate withholding from income; exception; notices required","url":"\/63.2-1923\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/5\/63.2-1923","metadata":false},{"id":74827,"structure_id":13468,"section_number":"63.2-1924","catch_line":"Withholding from income; default of administrative or judicial support order; notices required; priorities; orders from other states","url":"\/63.2-1924\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/5\/63.2-1924","metadata":false},{"id":79512,"structure_id":13468,"section_number":"63.2-1924.1","catch_line":"Health care coverage; National Medical Support Notice","url":"\/63.2-1924.1\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/5\/63.2-1924.1","metadata":false},{"id":79080,"structure_id":13468,"section_number":"63.2-1925","catch_line":"Certain amount of income that may be withheld by lien or order","url":"\/63.2-1925\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/5\/63.2-1925","metadata":false},{"id":54433,"structure_id":13468,"section_number":"63.2-1926","catch_line":"Withholding pursuant to foreign support order","url":"\/63.2-1926\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/5\/63.2-1926","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":79512,"structure_id":13468,"section_number":"63.2-1924.1","catch_line":"Health care coverage; National Medical Support Notice","url":"\/63.2-1924.1\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/5\/63.2-1924.1","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":54433,"structure_id":13468,"section_number":"63.2-1926","catch_line":"Withholding pursuant to foreign support order","url":"\/63.2-1926\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/5\/63.2-1926","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/63.2-1925\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 413 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1976, chapter 357; in 1978, chapter 564; in 1982, chapter 402; in 1985, chapter 488; in 1998, chapter 727<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 469<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 29<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67402,"section_number":"63.2-1929","catch_line":"Orders to withhold and to deliver property of debtor; issuance and service; contents; right to appeal; answer; effect; delivery of property; bond to release; fee; exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1929\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85697,"section_number":"34-29","catch_line":"Maximum portion of disposable earnings subject to garnishment","order_by":null,"url":"\/34-29\/"},{"id":72379,"section_number":"63.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":272599,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79080,"identifier":"63.2-1925","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/5\/63.2-1925","url":"\/63.2-1925\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1925\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/5\/63.2-1925","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain amount of income that may be withheld by lien or order","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1925","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever a support lien<\/span>, order<\/span> to withhold and deliver property or order<\/span> for withholding of income is served upon any person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision or department<\/span> of this Commonwealth asserting a support debt<\/span> against income and there is any such income in the possession<\/span> of such person, then that person shall withhold from the disposable income<\/span> as defined in \u00a7 63.2-100<\/a> (i) the amount stated in the lien<\/span>, the order<\/span> to withhold and deliver property, or the order<\/span> for withholding of income; or (ii) the maximum amount permitted under \u00a7 34-29<\/a>, whichever is less. The order<\/span> shall show the maximum percentage of disposable income<\/span> which may be withheld pursuant to \u00a7 34-29<\/a>. The lien<\/span> or order<\/span> to withhold and deliver shall continue to operate and require such person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision, or department<\/span> of this Commonwealth to withhold the nonexempt portion of income at each succeeding income disbursement interval until the entire amount of the support debt<\/span> stated in the lien<\/span> has been withheld. The order<\/span> for withholding of income continues until further notice by first-class or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by electronic means<\/span> from the Department<\/span> is received by the employer<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN AMOUNT OF INCOME THAT MAY BE WITHHELD BY LIEN OR ORDER (\u00a7 63.2-1925)\n\nWhenever a support lien, order to withhold and deliver property or order for\nwithholding of income is served upon any person, firm, corporation, association,\npolitical subdivision or department of this Commonwealth asserting a support\ndebt against income and there is any such income in the possession of such\nperson, then that person shall withhold from the disposable income as defined in\n\u00a7 63.2-100 (i) the amount stated in the lien, the order to withhold and deliver\nproperty, or the order for withholding of income; or (ii) the maximum amount\npermitted under \u00a7 34-29, whichever is less. The order shall show the maximum\npercentage of disposable income which may be withheld pursuant to \u00a7 34-29. The\nlien or order to withhold and deliver shall continue to operate and require such\nperson, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision, or department of\nthis Commonwealth to withhold the nonexempt portion of income at each succeeding\nincome disbursement interval until the entire amount of the support debt stated\nin the lien has been withheld. The order for withholding of income continues\nuntil further notice by first-class or certified mail, return receipt requested,\nor by electronic means from the Department is received by the employer.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 413, \u00a7 63.1-257; 1976, c. 357; 1978, c. 564; 1982, c. 402;\n1985, c. 488; 1998, c. 727; 2002, c. 747; 2003, c. 469; 2016, c. 29.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}