Q: Do I add child support settlement in a will or will the state continue to collect and pay to my estate?
My child support arrangement was unique in that we each agreed to cover 60 / 40 % respectively. I received a judgment for $30 k which is currently being violated and with support enforcement on the trail. My kids are now adults. If i don’t call this judgement out in a will , is it lost? It’s money owed me that I have already paid out.
A: Regular child support payments terminate upon the death of either the payor or payee. Judgments may be collectable against the estate of the Judgment debtor's estate but a claim has to be filed. Typically the parties are required by the Judgment of Divorce to carry life insurance to cover child support, but this must be stated in the JOD.
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A: Your estate will succeed your rights to collect any judgment.
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A: If the money is owed to you then the money will be collected until paid in full. If you should die before it is fully collected it is paid to your estate.
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