Civil
WG-004: Earnings Withholding Order for Support
Fillable PDFJudicial Council of California
This form tells an employer to hold back a portion of someone's paycheck and send it directly to the court to pay child support or spousal support obligations. Courts and support enforcement agencies use it to collect overdue support payments by garnishing the wages of people who owe money for child or spousal support.
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Forms that go with WG-004
WG-002AttachmentWage Garnishment Earnings Withholding OrderThe Earnings Withholding Order (WG-002) is the primary garnishment order that initiates the wage withholding process, to which the WG-004 declaration is a direct response by the judgment debtor.›WG-003Often filed with itEmployee InstructionsThe Employer's Return (WG-003) is filed by the employer in conjunction with the garnishment process and is typically part of the same wage garnishment proceeding as the WG-004.›WG-006Often filed with itClaim of ExemptionThe Notice of Hearing on Claim of Exemption (WG-006) is commonly filed alongside the WG-004 when the judgment debtor claims an exemption, as it schedules the court hearing to adjudicate that claim.›EJ-165Often filed with itFinancial StatementThe Claim of Exemption (EJ-165) is a related exemption claim form that a judgment debtor may file in conjunction with the WG-004 to formally assert that certain income or assets are exempt from collection.›WG-005Next stepEmployer's ReturnThe Order to Stop Withholding (WG-005) is the next sequential form that may be issued by the court if the judgment debtor's WG-004 declaration successfully establishes an exemption or other grounds to halt garnishment.›
More Civil forms
WG-001Application for Earnings Withholding Order›WG-007Financial Statement›WG-008Notice of Filing of Claim of Exemption›WG-009Notice of Opposition to Claim of Exemption›WG-010Notice of Hearing on Claim of Exemption (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)›WG-011Order Determining Claim of Exemption›