Dalton, GA asked in Child Support for Georgia

Q: Non custodial parent is asking back over paid child support from custodial parent can they do that?

The child is 18 and graduated in may of 2020 the noncustodial father wants child support paid back for june 1 2020 till now. Can he do that and does the custodial mother have to pay it back

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Regina Irene Edwards
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A: Yes and yes.

V. Joy Edwards
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A: It depends. If there is another child and the child support obligation was not automatically terminated then there is no modification of the amount until the Court says so.

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