Both parents may agree to binding arbitration in any matter concerning child support by any individual who is not a government employee or grantee directly or indirectly. That arbitration shall be binding upon the courts and child support collection and enforcement personnel. Parents may agree to direct child support payments without the intervention of any governmental collection process. Income Deduction Orders and Implementation 1. An income deduction order shall not emanate from a criminal proceeding.
Child support is a civil obligation.
The term of an income deduction orders shall not extend beyond the term of the underlying obligation. There shall be no statutory exclusion of defenses to income deduction orders. The payor shall be notified in the manner of personal service two weeks before an employer is notified of an income deduction order. An employer may not take any action against an employee because of an income deduction order. Existence of an income deduction order may not be inquired about nor taken into consideration in hiring decisions.