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# How to add Child Support (2012) - Deduction from Earnings?

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A **Child Support (2012) - Deduction from Earnings** order requires you to deduct child maintenance from an employee’s pay under the 2012 child support scheme and send it to the collecting authority.

To add **Child Support (2012) - Deduction from Earnings** for an employee:

1.  Go to **Employees** and open the employee, or stay on the **Salary** step while adding an employee.
2.  Under **Deductions**, click **\+ Add New**, or click **Deductions** on the Salary step.
3.  Select **Attachment of Earnings Orders / Arrestments** as the deduction type.
4.  Select **Child Support (2012) - Deduction from Earnings** as the attachment.
5.  Enter the order details, such as the **Order Number**, **Issued on** date, **Amount** (fixed amount or percentage where shown), **Protected Earnings** if applicable, whether to deduct the admin charge, and when the order ends.
6.  Click **Save**.

**Protected earnings** is the amount of pay the employee must be left with after the deduction. If the deduction is reduced to the protected earnings rate, any shortfall can carry forward to the next pay period. For a worked example, refer to [protected earnings in Add Employees](/uk/payroll/help/employer/employees/add-employees.html#deductions).

![Add Child Support (2012) - Deduction from Earnings](/payroll/help/uk/kb/employees/deductions/aoe-child-support-2012.png)

For an overview of deductions when you add an employee, refer to [Add Employees](/uk/payroll/help/employer/employees/add-employees.html#deductions). You can also add or edit deductions later from the employee’s [Salary](/uk/payroll/help/employer/employees/manage-employee-salary-details.html#deductions-and-attachment-of-earnings) tab.