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When will I start receiving child support after getting off cash assistance?
Q) if I receive cash assistance for my kids instead of child support but the father is making payments but the state is collecting it when will I start receiving child support payments if I get off of cash assistance?
A) Each state administrate there child support program differently and have their own guide-lines.You will need to speak with a counselor at your local child support office and ask how soon you will receive child support payments after getting off their cash assistance program.
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.