Q: Is there anyway to stop, or pause, child support payments without going back to court?
I have court ordered child support and up until the last 9 months or so I was the primary custodian. I moved and allowed my child to stay with her father so she would not have to change schools. While she stays with him, we would like to stop child support payments.
A: Hello, the answer to you question is no. If he stops paying, the child support payments will accrue each month and he will owe interest on those payments as well. Two possible options, go to court and modify the support; or have him still pay child support to you, but you refund his payments by check for each month she stays with him. Best of luck!
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