Q: Can I get the interest on the back child support written off in Nebraska? The child support is caught up just interest.
He’s 23 now so no child support payments for 4 years
A: Hello - Even if the child is 23, if you owe child support money or still owe interest from a past balance paid, any child support debt will continue to accrue interest until paid in full or a receipt is filed by the other parent. The only exception would be if a Court retroactively adjusts child support accrued arising from a pending modification case. It does not sound like that is the case here.
A: It depends on who the interests is owed to and if they want to write it off. If the money is owed to the other parent and they are willing to write it off, they can do so. If they don't want to write it off, then there isn't a law that forces them to. If the money is owed to the State (not the other parent), then the State can sometimes make a deal with you to write off a small percentage if you can otherwise make a lump sum payment now for the rest.
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