My husband was court ordered to pay the state of FL for child support for his daughter. They put money into an account and the ex uses the debit card for whatever needed. But we pay the state directly.
Well back a few months ago, my husband lost his job. We didn't file for a modification because we had hoped it's be temporary. It ended up being 3 months.
Now we're fine, still behind, but we pay an extra $5-$10 a week if we can spare it. Just to show we're active in paying that balance back. We have our own child who is NOT accounted for in the court order and we chose not to modify it for him because we're okay with our dollar amount right now.
But then comes tax refund time. I'm scared that they might take our entire refund and give it to his ex. We have never received any notice that we're behind in child support. I just keep an Excel spreadsheet so I'm well aware of what payments were missed and how much extra has gone towards the balance owed. But the state of FL has never sent a letter stating we're behind.
Can the IRS still give our tax refund to the ex? Does she need to say that we're behind and does she need to file in order for that to happen? I read somewhere that the Child support enforcement division sends a list of names to the IRS and they hold refund checks from that list.
But I really want to make sure that we're okay or in the clear. I heard about the Injured Spouse so that I could file that way if need be. I also heard it takes about 8 weeks until you get a penny of that.
Does anyone know how this works? Again, we live in FL.
Thanks !
Well back a few months ago, my husband lost his job. We didn't file for a modification because we had hoped it's be temporary. It ended up being 3 months.
Now we're fine, still behind, but we pay an extra $5-$10 a week if we can spare it. Just to show we're active in paying that balance back. We have our own child who is NOT accounted for in the court order and we chose not to modify it for him because we're okay with our dollar amount right now.
But then comes tax refund time. I'm scared that they might take our entire refund and give it to his ex. We have never received any notice that we're behind in child support. I just keep an Excel spreadsheet so I'm well aware of what payments were missed and how much extra has gone towards the balance owed. But the state of FL has never sent a letter stating we're behind.
Can the IRS still give our tax refund to the ex? Does she need to say that we're behind and does she need to file in order for that to happen? I read somewhere that the Child support enforcement division sends a list of names to the IRS and they hold refund checks from that list.
But I really want to make sure that we're okay or in the clear. I heard about the Injured Spouse so that I could file that way if need be. I also heard it takes about 8 weeks until you get a penny of that.
Does anyone know how this works? Again, we live in FL.
Thanks !