Hold on... If you are already paying child support, why would a judge order you to?
Then there is also the fact that this is money that's going towards supporting your child. Why on earth would you get that back?
If you made child support payments directly to your ex before you were ordered to by the court, is that money credited to your case? Can you get it back from the ex?
Can you get it back?
I hope not. After all, your ex was spending money on supporting your child at that time. So you should pay for it.
Now, is that money credited to your case?
Probably. If the court asked you to pay "back child support" or "arrears" - your lawyer should have shown evidence of your payments, so they could be counted.
I am confused as to WHY you'd think you'd be deserving of getting it "back". The money is support your child ... Ya lost me.
I was told monies paid before the order did not count toward case and I am worried they will charge me again for months I already paid.
Because courts are officious, that's why. I went through this crap when my husband (at the time) was supporting two kids by an ex-girlfriend. He paid her cash each month - she denied ever getting money from him - she took him to court. He was then court-ordered - so now it's all nice and official - to pay a certain amount each month.
I made him go back to her and have her sign receipts for all the money that he paid her in cash or we were going to fight this in court.
He then had to get an attorney involved so the courts would recognize payments made outside of the court order.
To sum up - you might have to engage an attorney to get this mess straightened out. Print everything you can as proof. Good luck.
