Q: Can the state still collect child support although the father has been paying me monthly and ive reported it?
I moved to indiana from cali. When i lived in cali, i had to apply for help as i had a min paying job and the father became the daycare as daycare was outrageously expensive. He did side jobs and gave me money. I reported this as well. We eventually worked out our differences and moved to indiana where he just got a notice to give info on his employment and wage info. Is there anything we can do? He did provide child care and paid what he could on weekend jobs?
A:
Indiana does not allow retroactive changes to child support. However, you can explain to a court that payments were made to satisfy child support to eliminate arrearages.
You should probably get the child support re-calculated now that your financial and expense situations are different from your situation in California.
I would recommend finding a competent local family law attorney to help you with getting the baseline reset to the appropriate level for your current context.
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