Q: My ex-husband and I divorced July 18, 2017. And 2 kids and us live together I want to stop child support? How can i ?
We moved in November 22, 2017 and are back together as a family we both provide for our kids so I don't want him to pay child support?
A: If you have reconciled as a family and your ex-spouse is now providing direct support, either of you can file a Complaint to Modify and reduce the support to zero. If your intent is to remarry you can simply provide notice of that and a Motion to set aside any child support. If he has arrears because he was providing direct support, you may want to sign a receipt to clear that record. You can also contact child support enforcement and request they review if you wish to do this without incurring legal fees. Best wishes!
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If the person paying child support is now residing with the other parent and the children, generally a motion to terminate child support can be filed to ask the Court to terminate the support order.
If the children are receiving public assistance, the parents may need to make sure the public assistance records also reflect that both parents are residing together with the children. Otherwise, the State may resist terminating the child support order if one parent is not counted in the household for public assistance income calculations.
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