Stimulus money & Child support

[Tinkerbell]

My sons father owes more than 27k in back child support. He gets a job, they garnish his wages for a few months and then he quits. This has been a repeated cycle for years. I guess I am wondering if they will still take his stimulus check despite the fact that they have been able to get a few involuntary payments from him. I have never received his tax return money assuming he allows taxes to be taken out of his check. I am not looking for a specific answer because I know one doesn’t exist. Just hopeful that someone has experience with child support and the IRS. Thanks in advance.

[Ashbash32]

I’m on child support my arrears is 230 bucks because I’ve been out of work. Online portal says check being mailed on the 24th. Yesterday I got a letter stating that they took my arrears. My question is.. will the treasury department send me a check for the remainder or did they send it all to child to do what they pls. Because they will. Someone lmk it’s the 24th

[WiscoChick]

My baby daddy owes 1100 in arrears. I saw that my case worker submitted the information to the IRS. My ex would never tell me if he got an offset notice but im wondering if there is a way to find out if I’m receiving it? The offset hotline only works if you are the paying parent.

[VP]

I live in a community property state, filed injured spouse for 2019, IRS has not processed return, and offset phone line said 2 offsets equal to economic impact payment ($3,400) will go to CS on 4/15

There is an IRS SAMS (Systemic Advocacy Management Submission) pending for this issue. For anyone else that submits a SAMS request, use issue number 42478. Doing so may help initiate change.

[Waitinggame]

https://fiscal.treasury.gov/top/faqs-for-the-public-covid-19.html

From ocse the federal regulation department on child support

[AL]

@Mom how does he owe , my husband paid most of it all he owes is 600$ and pays child support every week he ain’t late … and he claimed his son on his 2019?

[Mom]

My husband owes child support but not that much. We got our stimulus yesterday and they did take out the child support but we got the rest deposited into our account like normal.

[WaitinginGa]

My ex owes 1200 child support arrears but no enforcement action has been taken. We do have a car with CSS and they take out of his check weekly but theyve made no.attempt to collect on the back support to this point.Will he still get the stimulus?

[MizuSeirei]

Don’t quote me, but if I’m correct, if you owe child support, a check will not be disbursed to you at all. Not even to pay the back child support to the state.

Do your own research though. I could be wrong.

[Brittani]

My child support account shows that it’s been paid (he’s behind) and it’s pending for 4/20/20 and I believe it is from his stimulus payment.

[Chime member!!]

Yeah he didn’t get his refund for 2019 he owed IRS 3,800$ for not filling for 2016 2017 $ 2018… & what he owes child support was 1200$ .. so he didn’t see anything so I thought he would get his stimulus at least .. all he owes is 710$ NOw .. well not child support but medicaid for his kids he pays every week child support…

[dgribb]

They will take what is owed. Some people get their refund taken every single year. I think they should have allowed the stimulus money to go to everyone regardless of child support. I figured they would intercept thats too much money these agencies can collect to pass up.

[Unclereem]

Just what he owes. There is no kind of penalty. Just what he owes.

[Chime member!!]

And they will take all of it if just the little he owes ? Hmm well thank you everyone

[Unclereem]

A quick Google search stimulus check child support will bring up 1 million hits. Student loans, back taxes Will be forgiven. Not child support.

[dgribb]

I work in that field. Initially they said it would not be intercepted. Today they changed and told us it can and will be intercepted, sorry all who owe.

[Chime member!!]

So has anyone who owes child support has gotten their stimulus check ? Do you know about ?

[Alx D.]

The stimulus money cannot be earmarked for anything. Including, defaulted student loans, child support, wage garnishment, etc

[LurkinwiththeLurkers]

It depends on if they have an order to take it, and the IRS actually manages to get it done. My ex somehow got his after not paying for several years. If they have a wage with holding order they probably have one for taxes but only your caseworker would know.

[Chime member!!]

Of course totally understand , but thank you I hope he gets something back since we didn’t get his refund this year and because he pays child support every week he just need to catch up on what he was behind on which is mostly paid off ,

[Unclereem]

Oh I wasn’t speaking about any moral obligation I was speaking strictly legal. I don’t judge anybody.

[Chime member!!]

We got 3 of our own kids together and his kids ! He’s caught up with child support because of me I made him do everything to catch up , he hadn’t filed In Years! So he didn’t get a refund went to his depths he owed to child support and irs all he owe child support was 1200 not much but thank you

[Unclereem]

Yes that is exactly how it should work. Also remember that the $500 he claimed for his son as a dependent is supposed to go to his son. Just saying

[Chime member!!]

He payed off irs and most of child support was just a balance of 700$ now that he owes child support, He claimed his son for 2019 so he will 1200, plus 500$ but they will take out 700$ ? And send him the rest?

[Unclereem]

If he owes 700 in child-support they are going to take 700. They will not take money he owes the irs.

[Chime member!!]

My husband only owes 700$ Now since he paid child support and irs back with his 2019 tax refund, I wanted to know if he would get his stimulus payment if he only owes 700$ now or will they take it out of what they would give him or would he not get any at all ? Anyone know thank you

[Chime member!!]

Earlygirl is that how much he owed 700$? So are they taking out from stimulus what they owe only and giving them what’s left from what they owe?

[Ryan]

It’s been confirmed that anyone in arrears will have their stimulus payment held and sent to the state to the states child support office to reduce back.chikd support debt.

[Tinkerbell]

@earlygirly

Had he been making any payments to child support? How much did he owe? Have you received any of his stimulus money?

[Earlygirly]

My husband owed too they took over 700 and left him with 3 hundred

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