Asked in Child Support and Divorce for Louisiana

Q: Does child support arrears originate from the day of divorce or the day filed with the state? Divorced 14 years ago.

Found out I wasn’t paying the correct amount 14 years later and the mother filed with state, I made arrangements to make the correct payments going forward to the state. Can a lawyer negotiate a reduced lump sum payment on my behalf for the arrears and hold my ex in contempt for violating the tax exemption I was granted in the divorce for the last 14 years?

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Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Answered
  • Covington, LA
  • Licensed in Louisiana

A: Whether the state or a private lawyer represents the recipient, the arrears are only available back to the date child support was originally requested and then no more than 10 years.

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