You can call or visit your county court house, it must be the county where you live. They should have a child support enforcement office located there, in the building. They can help you with all of the steps that need to be taken.
If you are applying for help at your social services department, again in your county of residence, they also can help you with collecting child support from the absent parent.
By CRYSTAL from Zebulon, NC
Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
I was wondering is there anything I can do about my ex collecting survivor benefits from her son's biological dad's Social Security and child support from me? I found out my son wasn't mine when he was 5 and shortly after that his mom changed his name cuz she found out his biological dad had passed away so she could receive benefits. I am paying child support for him still while she receives survivor benifits.
He still has his original name also, so idk if he has two socials or one with two names! Is there anything I can do? I just don't think this is fair because I have other children I can do more for.
You can have the child support support order removed as you are not the biological father. You will need an attorney to file the required papers, etc., to move the case through the court system.
I am trying to get child support from my son's father and the child support agency put a $0 amount on him because he wasn't working. I called and they looked in their computer and saw he had earnings from June. I applied for a modification. Could they make me pay him child support because I make more money than him from my veteran's disability?
By Shan
As long as you have custody you are the one that should be receiving child support. There is absolutely no reason that a non custodial parent would need the support.
I am a 23 year old mother of two. At first I lied to child support so that my baby's daddy would not have to pay anything because I was stupid and thought he would step up and be around. Now I have two kids by him and he still does nothing!
If I go back to child support and tell them I know who the father is will I get into trouble because I get food stamps, cash assistance, and have a medical card, and his name is not on either one of my son's birth certificate? Please help.
By Shorty Lo
My ex husband received the order signed by the judge, but he only paid 25% of the order. What can I do to make him paid the rest?
By M R
This page contains the following solutions.
There have been a lot of people lately asking whether or not federal benefits can be garnished for child support/back child support. There was a big article in my local paper, today, about this topic.
Receiving child support can have unexpected effects on the disability you are receiving for that child. This is a page about child support for a child receiving disability.
Even if a child's non-custodial parent has died there is still a possibility that you may be able to collect support. This is a page about collecting child support owed by a deceased parent.
Collecting back child support from the noncustodial parent can many times be a challenge. This is a page about collecting back child support.
This is a page about collecting child support without a separation or divorce. Collecting child support without a legal separation or divorce may be handled voluntarily or sought through an attorney.
When a parent who has been required to pay child support also receives Social Security, one or both parents may be confused as to how this works. This is a page about child support payments and social security.
ThriftyFun is one of the longest running frugal living communities on the Internet. These are archives of older discussions.
My husband's ex owes back child support, around $2500.00. Every time she gets a job and child support comes out she quits.
