question about stimulus check - student loans and CS arrears

[catherine]

The NCP biomom in this case is way behind in arrears - approaching 14,000.  In the past, IRS returns were intercepted to apply to arrears.  This year, biomom claims that the IRS return was grabbed by the government for her outstanding federal student loans.

There is a current court order stating that she was to turn her stimulus check over to the CP.  She claims to have not received it.  The question is - if there is an outstanding federal student loan, and massive child support arrearages, is that money split or will it only pay the loans back and not the CS arrearages?

How can you tell if she cashed it herself?

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[olanna]

The Feds are going to come first. If there are taxes owed or unpaid student loans, the money isn't going to the children.

It's going to the Feds.