Misapplied child support payment

[SHAWTY719]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? COLORADO


My Ex-husband has been on Worker's Comp. He recently got a small settlement of $8000. After legal fees, He received roughly half of that. However, child support had a lien on the money for current order and arrears. Child support received the funds and applied the full amount to another child support order and nothing to mine. My case comes first because it was entered first and I have his oldest child. Child Support says they can't take the money back. Do I have any options? or recourse of action I can take?

 

[Proserpina]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? COLORADO


My Ex-husband has been on Worker's Comp. He recently got a small settlement of $8000. After legal fees, He received roughly half of that. However, child support had a lien on the money for current order and arrears. Child support received the funds and applied the full amount to another child support order and nothing to mine. My case comes first because it was entered first and I have his oldest child. Child Support says they can't take the money back. Do I have any options? or recourse of action I can take?

Maybe the other mom filed for a lien first - did you ask that question?

 

[SHAWTY719]

Child support automatically did the lien because his SS# is flagged by the Federal and State. He is $20,000 in arrears for my case.

 

[Proserpina]

Child support automatically did the lien because his SS# is flagged by the Federal and State. He is $20,000 in arrears for my case.

That didn't answer my question.

It's possible that other Mom was able to get a lien attached to the amount before YOUR lien was filed.

Either way, you really need an attorney to help you dig through the mess.