When the court makes a child support order, it also orders that the child
support payments be made by "income assignment"
hrough the Department of Revenue. This means that
the employer of the person paying child support deducts the child support from
the paying parent's paycheck and sends it to the DOR. The DOR then sends the
child support to the custodial parent or, if the custodial parent receives
public assistance, to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (less $50 per month
which goes to the custodial parent).
Income Assignments are required by law. An Income Assignment may, however, be suspended by agreement of the parties or order of the court
The Department of Revenue (DOR) Child Support Enforcement website has a brochure called Parents who Pay Child Support . You can read this leaflet if you have the free program, Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.