# Voluntary Wage Garnishment
**URL:** https://forum.rosen.com/t/voluntary-wage-garnishment/9385
**Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers
**Created:** [December 14, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/voluntary-wage-garnishment/9385 "2009-12-14T17:55:14Z")
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### Author:  [@helpless02](https://forum.rosen.com/u/helpless02)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/voluntary-wage-garnishment/9385/1 "2009-12-14T17:55:14Z")
Going to court in 2 weeks for a Motion of Contempt. I would like to have the child support taken from my wages, can this be done voluntarily? Is there anything special I need to do to get this to happen?
I currently pay my child support as I get paid, sometimes it is the last week of the month or the first week of the next. My stbx has issues with this, hence going to court. I would like to have it go through the state, so I know it is being paid and I won’t be dragged back into court. The cost of getting an attorney and having to pay for hers is getting riduculous. How can I get this done, ask the judge during the Motion of Contempt? Hire an attorney to draft paperwork? Any direction would be greatly appreciated.
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### Author:  [@Erin\_Clarey](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Erin_Clarey)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2009, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/voluntary-wage-garnishment/9385/2 "2009-12-14T20:46:32Z")
Yes, you may ask the court to enter a wage withholding order at the hearing. The court will forward the necessary documents to your employer and wage withholding will begin in about a month. Until then you will need to pay support directly.