QUESTION
is it legel to make someone pay two different child support cases for 1 kid
Asked on Oct 21st, 2019 on Fathers Rights - Tennessee
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i had 1 case of child support in rears so the judge said since u dont have to pay child support anymore just use what u was paying to pay back the rears, and then custody swtiched over and i had to start paying a new case of child support plus keep payin my rears in full payments, so im paying 2 cases of child support for 1 kid
1 ANSWER
If I am reading correctly, you are paying towards a child support arrearage to one person, but the child is now living with a different person, and you are paying that person child support. That is legal. The court might, in the arrears case, adjust that payment downward, but that depends on many factors. I cannot tell from your question if the judge who set the "new" child support had the arrears payment in front of them when they set that payment. If so, then it's been considered and ruled on. If not, it might be possible to have the Court adjust that arrears payment.
Answered on Oct 31st, 2019 at 9:04 AM