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Child Support Debt — Get a Payment Plan and Cancel Some of Your Debt

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Learn about your options if you owe a lot of child support debt (called "arrears") that you can't afford to pay, or what you can do if your child's other parent owes arrears and asks the court for a payment plan and discharge of arrears.

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I Have Child Support Debt I Can't Afford to Pay

If you owe child support debt (“arrears”) that you can't afford to pay, you can ask for a payment plan to pay a set amount for a certain number of months, and then have the remaining debt canceled. If you only owe arrears to the state, you can ask the Friend of the Court to discharge state-owed debt instead.
My Child’s Other Parent Wants to Get a Payment Plan for Child Support Debt

If your child’s other parent owes child support debt (“arrears”) and can't afford to pay, they can ask for a payment plan to pay a set amount for a certain number of months, and then have the remaining debt canceled. Read this article to learn about your rights in this situation.

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Do-It-Yourself Motion for Payment Plan (Child Support Debt)

Use this tool to draft forms asking the court for a payment plan allowing you to pay a set amount towards your child support debt for a certain number of months, and then have the remaining debt canceled.

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