---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 581.401"
title: "5"
number: "581.401"
heading: "Aggregate disposable earnings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/581.401"
---

# §581.401. Aggregate disposable earnings.


The “aggregate disposable earnings”, when used in reference to the amounts due from, or payable by, the United States or the District of Columbia which are garnishable under the Consumer Credit Protection Act for child support and/or alimony, are the obligor's remuneration for employment less those amounts deducted in accordance with [§ 581.105](/cfr/5/581.105.md).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 659; 15 U.S.C. 1673; E.O. 12105, 43 FR 59465, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 262. Secs. 581.102 and 581.306 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8336a and 8412a.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 85667, Dec. 30, 1980, unless otherwise noted.