Printer-friendly versionMaximum Garnishment Limitations
The maximum that the Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS) will garnish, outlined in 5 CFR §581.402, is the following:
- 50% if the servicemember is providing more than half the support to other dependents not covered by the order.
- 55% if the servicemember is providing more than half the support to other dependents not covered by the order, but has a support arrearage.
- 60% if the servicemember is not providing more than half the support to other dependents not covered by the order.
- 65% if the servicemember is not providing more than half the support to other dependents not covered by the order, but has a support arrearage.
Note that if you're garnishing child support arrears from military retirement, the order must be certified, and less than two years old at the time DFAS receives it. DOD Financial Management Regulation, Vol. 7B, Chapter 29, Section 290401.A.