Garnishment
DFAS Cleveland processes all court ordered garnishment for child support,
alimony and commercial debts for all military members and all civilian
employees paid by DFAS, plus court ordered divisions of military retired
pay under the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act.
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- Current News Bulletin.
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- Finding the Military Status of an Individual.
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- Child support and alimony.
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- Child Support Agencies Information .
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- Commercial debt garnishments from federal civilian employees.
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- Involuntary allotments from military personnel for commercial debt.
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- Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act .
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- Bankruptcy .
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DFAS-Garnishment Operations
handles Chapter 13 bankruptcies for Military Retirees and active duty
Navy personnel ONLY. For all other employees/military members, please
consult the appropriate pay office directly.
Bankruptcy for Department of Defense (DOD) Civilians
only. Please use the following Fax number:
IMAGING FAX #
Toll Free: 1-866-401-5849, or
Commercial: 1-850-473-6450 This is strictly
for Civilian Pay only.
- Payment Information regarding a Military Pay System .
Payments from the military pay systems are
made the first business day following the monthly payroll processing
from which the payments were deducted.
Thus, if our letter informs you that your payments will start with
the month of January, it means that the payment will be deducted from
the member's January pay and that you should receive your payment
on or about February 1st.
For payment histories, please contact your pay office directly. The
Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Garnishment Operations
does not have access to pay records.
- Receipt of Payment .
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For payments issued from
the accounts military members (active, retired or reserve), please
allow 10 business days from the date your check was issued before
inquiring on the status of your payment. Checks issued from military
accounts are dated for the 1st business day of each month. For checks
issued from the accounts of civilian employees of the Department of
Defense, please allow 7 days from the date of the normal distribution
of checks (bi-weekly cycle). By waiting the suggested timeframe, adequate
time will have passed to allow for delivery of your check or postal/EFT
returns.
- Garnishment Court Order Copy Request .
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Garnishment Operations Address Information:
Defense Finance and Accounting Services - Cleveland .
Attention: DFAS-DGG/CL .
PO Box 998002 .
Cleveland OH 44199-8002.
When submitting correspondence
to the Garnishment Operations Directorate, ensure that you include
the member's/employee's Social Security Number on documents. Also
ensure that your return mailing address is included on the correspondence
and not just on the mailing envelope.
- Garnishment Operations Facsimile (FAX) Information .
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- Garnishment Operations Customer Service .
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- Toll Free Phone: 1-866-859-1845.
- Garnishment Operations hours of operation are 7:30 AM to 6:00
PM Eastern Standard Time.
- The Garnishment Office does not process actions or service
questions relating to the Bank of American (BOA) travel card debts.
These are salary offsets and not garnishments. Please contact
BOA or your travel card administrator for assistance.
Send a message to DFAS Cleveland Garnishment Operations: Contact Us.
Please ensure that you include the member's/employee's
Social Security Number on all messages to the Garnishment Operations
Directorate. The SSN is required in order for us to identify a case.
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