Will The Child Support Arrears I’m Owed Affect My Child Support Calculation?

Question: My ex-wife owes me tens of thousands of dollars in child support arrears. Our child is now going to live with her, and I have an upcoming child support hearing to set my support. I would like to know once the support has been calculated, if I can submit …

Can I Get A Consent Order For A Passport If I Owe Arrears?

Question: I am seeking a passport but am restricted due to child support arrearage I owe my ex-wife. I am only paying arrears and all that money is going to my ex-wife, not the state. If my ex-wife agrees to allow it, what is the possibility of getting a consent …

Can You Be Assessed Arrears For Informal Child Support Payments?

Question: I paid child support while my child resided with his mother, though there was not a court order. I paid what his mother asked, but I did not keep records. Now the child lives with me, and I would like to receive child support though the mother is reluctant. …

Should I Keep Paying Child Support While A Hearing Pends?

Question: I just filed a motion to stop the child support arrears order because the full amount owed has been paid, though I do still have an order for my regular monthly child support payments. However, my court date is not for another two months. Do I need to continue …

Does A Lump Sum Pension Payment Impact Child Support?

Question: I pay child support, owe arrears, and recently was offered a one-time lump sum payment from a pension I held at a previous job. Will this payment affect my child support obligation or the amount of arrears owed? I was never married to the child’s mother so I assume …

Notifying State When Paying Child Support Directly To Ex

Question: Per our divorce decree, I pay child support directly to my ex-wife. She recently moved out of state and I received a notification from her new state that I owe back child support and am in arrears. I have not missed a payment to my ex-wife so obviously there …

What Happens To Arrears If You Get Back With Your Ex?

Question: I owe child support arrears to my ex-wife, though we are considering getting back together and moving back in with each other. If I reconcile with my ex-wife, what becomes of the child support arrears I owe?

Can I Have Child Support Arrearage Interest Rate Modified?

Question: I was ordered to pay back child support at a 12% interest rate. Is there a way to have the child support arrearage interest rate reduced or reviewed? It is on my credit report and makes it harder for me to get a job because employers think I am …

Which State’s Support Laws Apply If Parties Have Moved?

Question: If a child support order originally from New York has now been transferred and enforced in Florida since all parties now reside in Florida, which state’s child support laws apply for age of emancipation? In New York, the age is 21 but if the order has been transferred to …

Modifying Arrears Garnished From Social Security Checks

Question: I currently have child support payments garnished from my Social Security checks. I need to have these arrears modified due to cost of living expenses and how burdensome it has become with such a large amount taken from my income.