| PhoenixRising |
| (Carpal \'Tunnel) |
| 03/13/09 10:57 AM |
Re: Question
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Yes, Americans abroad pay both federal taxes and states taxes (it is called "presumption of domicile")..
You can find out more at:
http://www.kpmg.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/US-taxation-americans-abroad.pdf
As long as the state has his income information through his tax return; they can request that the overseas employer voluntarily continue the garnishments. Corporation that do any kind of business in the US and wish to continue to do business in the US usually are happy to comply.
Not to say that people do not avoid successfully avoid their support obligation for decades.
But they don't do themselves any favors. At some point, it will catch up with him. If the support award is inappropriate; the proper course of action is to have it modified through the courts.