Re: Child support arrears interest reduction

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Do you have a legal question -- or are you just sharing?

On 11/13/08, Jeff Denk wrote:
> I have arrears of $92,000 with $50,000 being accrued
> interest. After initial support in '92, lost job,place of
> residence and became homeless until 2000. At that time,
> became employed, contacted support agency and continued
> payments. With a court mediator, the current support was
> reduced from $470 to $170 per month in 2002. The child is
> now 22, and I am interested in seeking a reduction or
> forgiveness of the back interest, that accrued during '92
> through '06. I understand in CA that support cannot be
> changed retroactively. It turns out to be a costly accrual
> of support during period of homelessness fro '92 to '00. S