[juststartingout]

I dug into the State law and it says that I am required to pay, even though he is not an employee. In the definitions under the pertaining section, it lists independent contractors as payors.

518.6111 Subdv 1.
(b) "Payor of funds" means any person or entity that provides funds to an obligor, including an employer as defined under chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue Code, section 3401(d), an independent contractor, payor of worker's compensation benefits or unemployment benefits, or a financial institution as defined in section 13B.06.

The contractor has not come asking for it to be withheld - it is the State.

The law also says that all the state has to do is issue a notice that we are to withhold and that is all that is needed. No issue by any judge or anything.

518.6111
Subd. 5. Payor of funds responsibilities. (a) An order for or notice of withholding is binding on a payor of funds upon receipt.

Oh, and this is so sweet of them to add this:
(f) A payor of funds may deduct one dollar from the obligor's remaining salary for each payment made pursuant to an order for or notice of withholding under this section to cover the expenses of withholding.