Q: Hi, How does child support work with this pandemic? What can you recommend me to do about this case?
I give an amount of $ 368 every two weeks to my son's mother.($ 125 childcare is included.)
I also pay 280 a month for health insurance sharing it with my son
That’s what the court required.
my earnings are 22 per hour, working 40 hours weekly.
Now I am unemployed, but I am receiving the $504 of the unemployment benefit plus an additional $600 for the cause of the pandemic.
my son's mother is also unemployed, and is receiving the same amount as me.
I don’t know if I must give my son’s mother the same amount that the court required when I was working.
Now I don't know how long I will be unemployed and if I will continue to receive the additional $ 600.
My job is closed due to the pandemic.
I don’t know if I have to keep paying for child care if she is not working either.
A: You must follow the court order as written. If you need to change that, you need to file a petition for modification. Even if you case is not heard right away as the courts are closed, your petition will be filed and any modification award would be retroactive to the date of filing.
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