Support orders issued in other U.S. jurisdictions

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  • (a) The income withholding system established under this chapter shall include withholding from income derived in this territory where the applicable child support orders were issued in any of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any other territory or possession of the United States.

  • (b) When a person (1) who is entitled to receive child support or child support in conjunction with spousal or former spousal support pursuant to an order issued by any of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any territory or possession of the United States, (2) whose obligor is not employed within the jurisdiction of the Virgin Islands, and (3) whose obligor is in arrears in an amount equal to the support payable for one (1) month, applies for enforcement services with the Division of Paternity and Child Support, the Division shall promptly notify the support enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where the obligor is employed to implement income withholding. The Division shall provide all necessary information to implement income withholding. The Division shall provide all necessary information to implement interstate income withholding, including the amount requested to be withheld, a copy of the support order and a statement of arrears.

  • (c) When the Division receives a request from another support enforcement agency to provide the necessary information to implement interstate income withholding pursuant to a Virgin Islands order for child support or child and spousal support, the Division shall promptly provide the information.

  • (d) When the Division receives a notice from another support enforcement agency to implement interstate income withholding against an obligor employed in the Virgin Islands, the Division shall promptly:

    • (1) provide notice to the obligor pursuant to section 356(b) of this chapter;

    • (2) provide the obligor with an opportunity to contest the interstate income withholding in accordance with section 356(c) of this chapter;

    • (3) notify the obligor's employer pursuant to section 357 of this chapter; and

    • (4) notify the support enforcement agency which sent the notice to implement the interstate income withholding when the obligor terminates employment in the Virgin Islands and provide the name and address of the obligor's new employer, if known.

  • (e) Except with respect to when income withholding must be implemented, which is controlled by the jurisdiction where the support order was entered, the laws and administrative procedures of the Virgin Islands shall apply to interstate income withholding for child support or child support in conjunction with spousal support when the obligor is employed in the Virgin Islands.


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