Q: AZDES closed my child support case. Said location of my ex is unknown. Owes me close to 200K. Does he still owe arrears?
My case is in AZ. My daughter and myself live in California.
On April 28th the Child Support arrears balance was Total: $164,569.41. I looked a few days ago and it was $0.00. I called AZDES Child Support Enforcement and they said it was closed on July 20th as they don't know his location. I have his address!! They can simply google too!
Does this mean that he no longer owes this child support?
My daughter will be 18 in Sept. It is the Az Dept of Child Support Enforcement who closed the case.
Has he been released from all of these years of being a deadbeat dad?
I thought that it would never go away and someday his SS will come to me if he has still not paid.
I am so upset and hope you can advise.
Thank you in advance!!
A: Just because DCSS closed your case does not mean his arrears are gone. Those arrears are owed to you and the statute of limitations was abolished on child support arrears in 2005 (though older cases may still be subject to it). If you have new information about his whereabouts, then alert DCSS ASAP. The State can only write off arrears that are owed to the State, if all of those are owed to you, they are still good. Each missed child support payment is a judgment as a matter of law.
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