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They are taking out extra $240 monthly on back child support not owed.
Q) I have contacted the withholding office twice. They are taking out an extra $240 a month on back child support that is not owed. According to my calculations and the State of Illinois calculations. I am ahead more than a month. They tell me I need to appeal. I have and I am not arguing the amount that was owed at the time. That amount has been paid off for months according to the State of Illinois. I can’t get anyone in the withholding office to help me.
A) You may need to look at getting some legal assistance in getting the change you need in your child support withholding amount.
Your child support payments can be changed only by a court’s modification order. The modification process can increase or decrease payments. The ways you can lower child support payments will vary by circumstance. You will need to convince a court that the financial situation of one or both of the parents has changed substantially generally. To lower your payments, you will need to file a motion in court to modify your child support payments. Most courts have pre-printed “fill in the blank” motion forms You will need to file this motion in the court that issued the initial child support order.