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I just received the Judgement of Divorce (JOD) from my wife's attorney, which will be finalized in the next month or so. There is a paragraph about retroactive support I would appreciate some advice on as I am doing it pro se. The exact wording is:
"It is further ordered and adjudged that if a retroactive support decrease results in an overpaid account, the new modified support amount shall be charged but the obligation to pay is suspended and any exiting income withholding order cancelled until such time as the account is no longer overpaid."
It sounds like a standard proforma statement, but my questions are:
- What is the "retroactive support decrease" the statement above is referring to? I didn't think a new lower modified support amount can affect what's been paid already.
- Can retroactive child support be ordered for a time period prior to today, even when no order has been issued up to now?
Thanks!
I just received the Judgement of Divorce (JOD) from my wife's attorney, which will be finalized in the next month or so. There is a paragraph about retroactive support I would appreciate some advice on as I am doing it pro se. The exact wording is:
"It is further ordered and adjudged that if a retroactive support decrease results in an overpaid account, the new modified support amount shall be charged but the obligation to pay is suspended and any exiting income withholding order cancelled until such time as the account is no longer overpaid."
It sounds like a standard proforma statement, but my questions are:
- What is the "retroactive support decrease" the statement above is referring to? I didn't think a new lower modified support amount can affect what's been paid already.
- Can retroactive child support be ordered for a time period prior to today, even when no order has been issued up to now?
Thanks!
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