View Full Version : Can child support arreas be dissmissed
Adeptness
Apr 4, 2017, 01:04 PM
Who has the authority to dismiss child support
joypulv
Apr 4, 2017, 01:16 PM
1) no
2) not anyone, although a Court can hear arguments and decide on an adjusted payment plan
cdad
Apr 4, 2017, 03:33 PM
The only one with the authority to make any kind of adjustment is the person or entity that the child support is owed to.
joypulv
Apr 4, 2017, 03:37 PM
Is that really true, cdad? I heard that the Court has to agree, no matter what the person it is owed to says.
Fr_Chuck
Apr 4, 2017, 07:07 PM
At least in the years past, the judge was the only one with the authority to set payment amount and arrange for past due payments. Who is owed the money ?
The guardian or parent of the child or the state ?
cdad
Apr 6, 2017, 05:15 PM
Yes it is true that the only one that can approve a reduction in the amount is the one that it is owed to. To make it binding the courts will also have to approve it so there is no coersion going on or intimidation on behalf of the payee.