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m ,)DISCUSSION RE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM V A Attorney Brandenburg referred to Chapter 84-110, Florida Statutes, and explained that the Legislature has adopted a new enforcement mechanism for alimony and child support payments; has required the Clerk's office to set up the procedures to enforce it; and has required the County Commission to fund the legal and secretarial help necessary to enforce it. The difference is that all the new orders for alimony and child support will contain language requiring the obligor to notify the Clerk's office of his place of employment at all times, and then if he is late with a payment, the Clerk must notify him, and then send an order to his employer, whereupon the employer automatically will deduct the due amount from his pay. Commissioner Wodtke asked what happens if the individual isn't employed, and Attorney Brandenburg noted there are a lot of problems involved with this since some of these people have a different job every week. He explained that this is an alternate. means to enforce child support and alimony payments, and all the other alternatives still are available. Commissioner Wodtke asked if this provides an additional fee structure, and Attorney Brandenburg stated that 3% of the obligation is required as a fee to the Clerk's Office, and if there is a delinquency, there are additional fees. This applies from this point forward and to any past orders that are brought in to be modified. It is an additional workload for the Clerk's Office, and the Clerk has asked his office to help them set up procedures. He noted, however, that he does not want his office to get involved in the day to day child support enforcement procedures; who will do that and how much it is going to take will have to be addressed probably through the Clerk's office and the Clerk's budget. Commissioner Bird inquired if the Clerk has any idea of the possible financial impact of these new procedures. 39 SAN 16 1985 EOOK 5R