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WAGE ASSIGNMENT OR WAGE WITHHOLDING - a court order requiring the employer of a noncustodial parent to deduct a specific amount of money for child support from the wages of the noncustodial parent (also mistakenly known as garnishment).

 

WAIVER - a written document that relinquishes an individual's rights.

 

WITNESS - a person having knowledge of facts or other information pertaining to a specific situation.

 

WRIT OF EXECUTION - a court order authorizing the seizure of an asset of a noncustodial parent who owes past due child support or is subject to a monetary judgment. The order usually authorizes the seizure of assets up to the total amount of past due child support owed under the judgment. It is also know as a levy.