A wage assignment is a special procedure that allows the court to order an employer to make direct payments to the custodial parent from the wages of the supporting parent. You can apply to the court for a wage assignment. Notice of this action must be served on the paying parent’s employer. The employer will deduct child support like any other deduction from the paying parent’s paycheck and send the money directly to the custodial parent. If the nonpaying parent holds a steady job, this is a very valuable tool.