Q: can i have my arears resolved if my oldest is 21 and my youngest passed away in January?
i have not had my child support amended when my oldest turned 19. my youngest had cancer and i knew she would need it. the reason i owe arears is due to surgeries and health issues. i tried contacting child services at the time, but never got thru to anyone there.
A: You cannot remove past due child support amounts. They are final judgements against you in the month that they are unpaid. You can attack a judgment on some very narrow grounds, but not based on what you have laid out. You should have gone back to court when your income changed. You can modify child support based on one child's reaching the age of 19, but you must make a court filing to do that. Find a lawyer and get this done, at least.
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