How can you get spousal and child support seperated?
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How can you get spousal and child support seperated?
If a person loses their job and goes on unemployment while owing child support and spousal support, they can deduct a certain amount. I want to know how to get the two separated. I haven’t had an order for child support in over a year but I still owe spousal for 3 more years. The state is holding on to $66 in back child support just so that they can keep taking money out of unemployment for spousal. Is there an order I can get that would make them pay the child support off so that I can get my unemployment back?
Asked on April 4, 2011 under Family Law, Oregon
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
I am a little confused by your question but what I have been able to gather from your question is that you have lost your job and what you want to do is to get some of the support obligations that were ordered in some way reduced. What you need to do is to go to court and to ask for a modification of your support agreement. You will not be exonerated from having to pay child support but you can reduce the amount owed. I think that you need to have all of this straightened out as soon as you can and that you need to figure out which payment is which. Get help. Good luck.
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