The Question:
I owe about 50,000 in arrears for child support and make a monthly payment of 800. I have a second child now and cannot afford such a high payment. How can I lower the payment or remove the arrears and start a fresh child support agreement?
RJ Says:
Is there any chance Mom would AGREE to drop the arrears? If so, and if none of the arrears are owed to the State, I can bind her to this agreement. IF she will not, then there is no step I can take to make the arrears go away UNLESS there is some miscalculation or error of law in establishing them that can be addressed. I would need to know so much more to assess this possibility.
OTHERWISE, you CAN seek to lower your monthly payment by filing a Petition to Modify Income Withholding Order. While this process would not lower your total amount owed, it may at least result in a lower monthly payment.