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How can you reduce child support payments if you were incarcerated?
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∙ 12y ago
Incarceration does not automatically relieve one of paying support that's due under any order that was in effect at the time of the obligor's incarceration. In such a case, the incarcerated parent should petition the court to terminated/suspend the obligation. Because support is based on ones income, incarcerated parents are typically not ordered to pay support.
In addition, followed by addressing the issue of incarceration, also address the probability to freeze fees as they will incur. Out of experience, I know someone that incurred fees while she was doing her time and had a rude awakening after seeing the bill. Although, there is the options to adjust as long as supporting documents are available.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt depends on the state where the child support order was established. Normally in certain states there is a "0" child support amount of course or the inmate request's a downward modification of the child support order. But interest growns on the account. just because one is incarcerated you are not...eh home free.
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∙ 12y agoYou don't. You can ask the court to reduce them, but they will not. You choose to do whatever put you in jail so the payments are your responsibility. If the mother got any assistance from the state, you will have to pay them and the current child support.
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∙ 16y agoAnswer
Unless they have some sort of trust fund set up, they can't pay child support.
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