If the court has already ordered a party to pay child support, a recipient of child support may ask the court to direct the paying party's employer to pay the child support out of the paying party's income. This is called an income deduction and should be requested if the paying party is reluctant to pay or if you anticipate difficulties in receiving payments. If an income deduction order is issued, the paying party's employer will pay the support to the Division of Child Support Enforcement and the Division will then send the payment to the recipient. For all support orders entered after July 1, 1995, income withholding is mandatory unless parties otherwise agree.