Support payments

How support is paid out

Federal rules and state law control how support collections are paid out.

Most payments received during a month will be paid out in this order:

1. To pay current support, medical support, or alimony due in that month on all court orders
2. To pay any other periodic payments on past-due amounts (for example: a court order for $50/month on past-due support)
3. To pay past-due amounts (if any)
4. To pay interest and fees

However in certain situations and methods of collection, the support will paid out in other ways according to the rules. This includes payments from state and federal tax returns, payment to families getting cash benefits, and designated payments.

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