Q: In 1999 My x wrote the court stating I was 4 months behind in child support. Morgan County colorado SS went back to 1995
original divorce signed by both attorneys and judge. I payed more than ordered from 95-98 but according to their figures I was 3500.00 behind the day all parties signed off i owed approx 5000 for the 4 months but got stuck 117,000 plus interest now my Social security is garnished how can they do this especially when CPA prepared federal tax returns show full alimony deduction which by law all child support must be paid in full to get full credit for alimony
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A: I am sorry to hear about your situation. It is not clear what happened. If you dispute the debt you could discuss with the family support registry if you paid through that. Social security should not be garnished for debts.
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