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Do SS payments to my kids for my disability, reduce my support an equal amount?
Asked on Oct 06th, 2016 on Child Support - New Jersey
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I live in NJ and my children receive monthly checks from Social Security. Do those SS payments count as a credit towards child support payments? For example, If child support guidelines show $200 per week and SS is sending the other household $200 per week, does that mean I will not need to pay anything once there is a new court order?
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The SS payments to our children are counted as a resource, as income to them. So it doens't quite count as child support, but it is used in the child support calculation and the over all effect is that it would reduce the child support payments you need to make.
Answered on Oct 08th, 2016 at 8:49 AM
Diana L. Anderson, Certified Elder Law Attorney This response is not legal advice and does not establish any form of attorney/client relationship