Q: Can a non custodial parent be charged child support in two different states? Can a felon be granted child support?
Custodial parent and child live in Florida and last year established child support in AZ. There is no indication that the state of FL is responsible for the petition. It only has the custodial parents name on it. And it says NO TANF. Non custodial parent is paying two states currently on child support order.. same case same child.
A:
There should only be one state that issues the actual child support order. The state that issued it first has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support under A.R.S. § 25-1225. That state hangs onto continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support until both parents and the child have moved out of state. That means no other state can issue a new child support order while either parent or the child lives in that state.
However, another state can enforce the other state's child support order.
If you have two different child support amounts you're expected to pay, you need to file to get that clarified, most likely in the state that issued the second order.
Finally, yes, a felon can be granted child support. Their criminal history is irrelevant to the issue of child support.
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