| Child support payments can become quite a burden | | | | lawyer can still help you with your child support debt. A |
| when it is put into an already tight budget. And these | | | | Chapter 13 bankruptcy can put a stop to your wage |
| days, you'd be lucky to find a budget that isn't tight. | | | | garnishment and help you catch up on your child |
| You may have to pick and choose which debts to | | | | support payments. While the debt can't be discharged, |
| pay and, while it seems that you could push off your | | | | back child support payments can be put into a Chapter |
| child support payments, there is little tolerance from | | | | 13 repayment plan. |
| government agencies for not paying it. | | | | Can you imagine how much easier it would be to |
| If you start to miss payments, an agency can (and will) | | | | maintain your budget without the weight of child |
| garnish your wages—but not at the regular rates put | | | | support debt and a wage garnishment? You can finally |
| forth by the Missouri wage garnishment laws. If you | | | | be back in control of your payments, your budget, and |
| are head of household, up to one half of your | | | | your paycheck. Remember, doing nothing changes |
| paycheck can be garnished. If you are not head of | | | | nothing. You can change the situation that you are |
| household, up to 65% of your paycheck can be | | | | in—but only if you are willing to take action against it. |
| garnished. That garnishment makes it near impossible | | | | Child support debt, especially if paired with a |
| to pay any of your other bills. | | | | garnishment, can render you unable to pay any other |
| Child support debt is not a typical debt—it is | | | | bills, sinking you farther and farther into debt. The best |
| considered family support and taken very seriously. In | | | | move to make next is to start looking at your options. |
| fact, if your child support is the result of a court order, | | | | Sure, you can get a free consultation from most |
| not paying it may be considered a violation of that | | | | attorneys, but the best ones will be able to provide you |
| order. That could possibly result in your arrest for | | | | with great information before you even sit down with |
| contempt. | | | | them face to face. Read up on bankruptcy FAQ, |
| Since child support is considered family support like | | | | blogs, and even free publications to help you decide if |
| alimony or maintenance payments, it isn't able to be | | | | bankruptcy is the best way out of debt. |
| discharged in a Chapter 7. Fortunately, a bankruptcy | | | | |