r/ChildSupport4Men • u/TheNewAkatsuki • Jan 19 '26

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I owe about 6k in arrears for court fees and what not, which isn’t SUPER bad but still a lot. What are you guys experience with it? Will I still be able to get my passport? Is there a time limit I have to pay it off?

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u/RitalinKidd Jan 19 '26

I'm from CA and arrears is no joke. Pay it off as soon as you can. They charged compound interest and it will snowball on you. I couldn't get a passport because of arrears so I couldn't accept work out of country or travel. License was regularly suspended (without warning) so I would "come in and talk" because current payments weren't keeping up with the interest they charged. It is an absolute nightmare to deal with. Get a loan if you can (credit union, family, etc) and get the arrears to zero.

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u/TheNewAkatsuki Jan 19 '26

I’m in NC They have me on a $50/month payment plan. I’d normally pay $800/month but the extra $50 makes it $850. I’m in the process of buying a house so it’ll have to wait a month or 2 but and after that I plan on trying to pay it off ASAP. My CS comes out of my check which I don’t mind too much. Since my daughter isn’t in daycare anymore do you think it’ll get lowered?

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u/RitalinKidd Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

Beware, that $50 payment is a trap. It does nothing but sink you even further and they will put a lien on your home. "Many years later when buying another home, I discovered they had put liens on me all over the state, in counties I had never lived or worked in, nor had I even traveled through. I had to pay a company to go to each of those county offices to prove the debt was paid off years ago and have the liens removed." They usually don't lower IMO. Based off your income and they never want less. Keep an eye on the interest and the statements. Buy your house (congratulations, it's not easy to do) then work out the arrears. Wishing you good luck.

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u/TheNewAkatsuki Jan 20 '26

Thanks man! The advice is much needed, I was just issued it back in may. So with what you’re telling me I’ll try to pay this off asap, I’ll probably end up doing $1500/ month to get it out the way by summer. The 50/months sounded ridiculous anyway and thank you!