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Benson72

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My question: if a couple separates and the father pays an amount to the mother for support and several years go by and the father gets laid of and is unable to afford what he was paying. Then a year later receives a letter from DHS stating that a withholding fee has been determined plus and arearages also. How can you be charged for arearages when there is no paper work for support in the first place. Also how can the determine support for one case when a person might have 2 other cases and a all total of 5 kids.
 
Benson72 said:
My question: if a couple separates and the father pays an amount to the mother for support and several years go by and the father gets laid of and is unable to afford what he was paying. Then a year later receives a letter from DHS stating that a withholding fee has been determined plus and arearages also. How can you be charged for arearages when there is no paper work for support in the first place. Also how can the determine support for one case when a person might have 2 other cases and a all total of 5 kids.
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The monies you paid to her absent a court order is only considered a gift.

Never pay child support without a court order.

Never pay the support directly to the other parent.

Pay only court ordered support directly to the court or applicable state child support collection/enforcement agency.

An unmarried male should never pay child support for any child born out of wedlock, only IF after paternity testing it has been established that he is the "baby daddy", and a court order has been issued directing said Joe Brown to pay to Nancy Green $200/month for the support of minor child (established via genetic testing) Bobby Blue.

To make any and all side deals only ends up screwing the unmarried male.
 
The mistake many non custodial parents make is paying support without court order. When you do that the monies are considered a gift not support. This is where the arearages comes from
 

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