The amount will depend on how much child support you owe and how much refund you are getting. They can keep the entire refund if necessary.
No they will offset your refund.
No
Pay the bill or appeal the garnishment to the IRS.
The State child support agency can intercept your tax refund, yes.
State child support agencies may intercept tax refunds to collect past-due child support.
Yes, if amount owed in back child support is more than the tax refund. Garnishment percentage limits only apply to wages and other period payments. The entire amount of tax refunds can be applied to debts owed.
Presuming you have one coming, if the garnishment isn't by the government, yes.
Yes, the IRS can intercept your tax refund for back taxes owed; also if you have government student loans that you owe on and also the child support division can intercept you refund for back child support owed.
Yes, you would however have to discuss this with your financial adviser. You may be eligible for a tax refund but if your case has been reported to Child Support Enforcement in your state your tax refund may be confiscated to pay toward your arrears. It will go toward the support of your children.
If the person owing child support is delinquent (arrearage), yes. This practice by the court is known as "Tax refund interception", meaning, the state will collect all tax refunds and forward it to you.
Probably not, unless it has to do with child support. Basically, only support payments and debts due to Governments can get to directly intercept refunds. Of course, the moment you receive the refund it loses it's identity and any protection.