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Last Updated: 2025-02-21
Concept: Amended or Terminated Family Maintenance Withholding Order (CAN)

Concept: Amended or Terminated Family Maintenance Withholding Order (CAN)

Workday supports recording an amendment or termination family maintenance withholding order when you receive one from an issuing agency or court. Workday retains the original family maintenance order for tracking purposes.
To correct clerical errors in the original family maintenance order, select
Withholding Order
Edit
 from the related actions menu on the order.
These examples illustrate how to record additional family maintenance withholding orders.
Security:
Worker Data: Payroll (Income Withholding Orders) - CAN
 domain in the CAN Payroll functional area.
Example: Record an Amended Order
You’ve received an amended family maintenance order from an issuing agency.
  1. Access the
    Record CAN Withholding Order for Worker
     task.
  2. As you complete the task, consider these fields:
    Option
    Description
    Amended Order
    Select this check box.
    Case Number
    The number should be the same as the original order.
    Order Date
    Enter the issue date of the amended order.
  3. Complete the rest of the fields as needed.
As of the amended order date, Workday adjusts the relevant payroll deduction, and sets the status of the:
  • Original order to
    Inactive
    .
  • Amended order to
    Active
    .
Example: Record a Terminated Order
You’ve received a termination family maintenance order from an issuing agency.
  1. Access the
    Record CAN Withholding Order for Worker
     task.
  2. As you complete the task, consider these fields:
    Option
    Description
    Termination Order
    Select this check box.
    Termination Date
    Workday stops processing the withholding order as of this date.
    Case Number
    The number should be the same as the original order.
    Order Date
    Enter the issue date of the amended order.
  3. Complete the rest of the fields as needed.
As of the termination order date, Workday sets the status of the:
  • Original order to
    Inactive
    .
  • Termination order to
    Complete
    .