Q: Is there anyway to go back and fix child support arrears?
My boyfriend and I recently discovered as we shared financial information, there was a big problem with his child support. He has three children from three separate relationships, no marriages.
His child-support was calculated by the state in all three cases and none of the cases were calculated with three children they are all removing child support from his paycheck as if he only has one child. Currently approximately 78% of his paycheck is beIng taken monthly and the past due child support is over $20,000.
He owes approximately $8000 in Florida alone for one child. Currently he is also on disability and has been for the entire year. I realize of course that he will need to get an attorney to have his child support modified in Florida we have already begun that process in Oregon with his other two children. My question is about the back child support owed and if there's anything that can be done about it during the modification process since it was calculated incorrectly.
A: If it was calculated incorrectly, it may be possible to retroactively modify the child support due in Oregon and Florida. His attorneys should work together on this, and with the child support agencies in both jurisdictions, to get this done correctly. It is doubtful that modification will be done "during the modification process", but rather when it is all sorted out there may be retroactive modifications.
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