Garnishment Law Directorate

Authored By: U.S. Defense Finance and Accounting Service

This page from the U.S. Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) lists resources and sources of information regarding garnishment of military wages. The DFAS Garnishment Law Directorate is a consolidated court order processing operation for all of DoD and ePayroll civilian populations paid by DFAS. The mission of this office is to process all court orders served on DFAS and its customers. These orders can be for child support, alimony, commercial debt, divisions of military retired pay, former spouse survivor benefit deemed elections, chapter 7 and chapter 13 personal bankruptcy. This office is the authorized agent for receipt of service of process for these court orders.

Last Review and Update: Jul 01, 2026
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