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HRS §576B-503

How employers handle multiple child support withholding orders

This section says that if an employer gets more than one income withholding order for the same worker, the employer can follow the law of the state where the worker mainly works to decide which order comes first and how to split the withheld money. This lets the employer meet the requirements of all the orders.

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The statute, as written — Employer's compliance with two or more income withholding orders

If an obligor's employer receives two or more income withholding orders with respect to the earnings of the same obligor, the employer satisfies the terms of the orders if the employer complies with the law of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment to establish the priorities for withholding and allocating income withheld for two or more child support obligees.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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