2 states back child support

[Kat2Wolf]

What is the name of your state? Wisconsin

My daughter will be turning 19 in July and that is when her child support is scheduled to end. Right now I received $63 a week for child support and $17 a week toward $23,000 back child support. I didn't start receiving child support until my daughter was about 15. My daughter's "father" lives in Rhode Island and I live in Wisconsin (I am originally from RI). What I need to know is........How do I go about getting the weekly payment increased? At $17 a week......my daughter will be collecting social security by the time she gets what is owed to her. Since we live in different states, I'm not sure how I would handle it. Do I have a RI lawyer handle it and represent me since I can't go all the way out there?
Cathy

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state? Wisconsin

My daughter will be turning 19 in July and that is when her child support is scheduled to end. Right now I received $63 a week for child support and $17 a week toward $23,000 back child support. I didn't start receiving child support until my daughter was about 15. My daughter's "father" lives in Rhode Island and I live in Wisconsin (I am originally from RI). What I need to know is........How do I go about getting the weekly payment increased? At $17 a week......my daughter will be collecting social security by the time she gets what is owed to her. Since we live in different states, I'm not sure how I would handle it. Do I have a RI lawyer handle it and represent me since I can't go all the way out there?
Cathy

Not only will your child be collecting social security but the arrearages payments that are currently being made don't even remotely cover interest, let alone principal. Yes, it would probably be wise for you to hire an attorney in RI to take it to court to get an judgement for an arrearage payment that makes sense.