Stimulus And Child Support Michigan
Even when a child s parents do not live together it is important they work together to support and be a part of their child s life.
Stimulus and child support michigan. Children need emotional and financial support from both parents. In the first stimulus bill some parents received duplicate payments for the same dependent child. Some parents can double dip for an extra 600.
Second stimulus checks and child support. He says the coronavirus aid relief and economic security act or cares act which created the 1 200 stimulus checks includes a provision redirecting payments to those owed child support. When will the 2020 stimulus payment be applied to my child support account and payment released to the person who receives support.
Michigan legal help is working on updates to a tool that will help you create this motion and will include the. In december 2020 congress passed a covid 19 relief package that included 2021 stimulus payments to individuals. If the parent who owes support files a joint tax return with his her spouse it may take up to nine months for the payment to be sent to the person who receives support.
The money is coming from stimulus payments earmarked for non custodial parents who owe back child support. Wxyz if you owe child support in michigan and are expecting to receive a federal stimulus check your payment will be intercepted to pay that debt according to. Increased involvement of the non custodial.
These 2021 stimulus payments will not be withheld to pay past due child support. Bob wheaton is the spokesman for the michigan department of health and human services. Michigan child support covid 19 question and answer updated 1 6 2021 stimulus payments.
Regular payment of child and medical support provides.