Child support arrears

[NCpapi]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? IL is enforcing a GA order.

 

[CSO286]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? IL is enforcing a GA order.

We need a lot more to go on here if you'd like our help.

 

[NCpapi]

My questions is how do IL calculate the amount of arrears. The original order was for $600.00 ($300.00 per child) My daughter is 19 and I have been paying $300.00 since she graduated high school in May of 2010. My ex and son moved to IL where she opened a new case and GA reports an arrears for the 7 months that I was unemployed and is enforcing a garnishment( something that GA never did) for $600.00. Even-though I am not obligated to pay for my daughter who's 19 the child support social worker advised that their policy is that payment will revert back to the original ordered amount(in this case $600.00) until the arrears is satisfied. According to IL statute under Income Withholding for support act section 55 arrears should be calculated at 20% of the current support amount. Can anyone very this amount.

 

[LdiJ]

My questions is how do IL calculate the amount of arrears. The original order was for $600.00 ($300.00 per child) My daughter is 19 and I have been paying $300.00 since she graduated high school in May of 2010. My ex and son moved to IL where she opened a new case and GA reports an arrears for the 7 months that I was unemployed and is enforcing a garnishment( something that GA never did) for $600.00. Even-though I am not obligated to pay for my daughter who's 19 the child support social worker advised that their policy is that payment will revert back to the original ordered amount(in this case $600.00) until the arrears is satisfied. According to IL statute under Income Withholding for support act section 55 arrears should be calculated at 20% of the current support amount. Can anyone very this amount.

Dad, child support doesn't work that way. If you have two children and you have a 600.00 child support order its not 300.00 per child, and you cannot just adjust the amount yourself if one child ages out. You have to go back to court and get the child support modified when one child ages out.

Now, if you did get a modification or you had a really wierd order that did specify $300.00 per child, then generally yes, the child support enforcement agency is going to require that you continue to pay the original amount, in your case $600.00, until any arrearages are caught up.

 

[NCpapi]

It is written that way as part of my divorce decree. $600.00, $300.00 per child.

 

[mistoffolees]

It is written that way as part of my divorce decree. $600.00, $300.00 per child.

Please provide the exact wording - word for word without names.

In many cases, CS does not automatically end even when a child exceeds the age limit.