Q: I was paying cs caught a felony, went to prison sent my worker a letter saying I was in prison. Y do I owe back cs
Long story short I . I send a certified letter saying that I was in prison so why do I have to pay child support for arearagewhen I was locked up and sent certified letter saying I was in prison. I got out got a job and started back paying cs then I found out I was in the arear for 27000$ the letter was asking them to stp it. The case worker is not the same but she found the letter I sent that the first case worker never submitted. I live in MI and my kids live in AL, what can I do. I can barely survive
A: You need to hire a family attorney in Alabama and have a full discussion about this. Basically, committing crime and being sent to prison does not diminish your child support obligation. It is considered a voluntary act, a unilateral change in circumstances which does not entitle you to a modification of the obligation. Like I said already, you need to get a family lawyer in Alabama. The case law there might say something different than the basic concept I have written.
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