For parents whose support payments stopped, or never really started

The payments stopped. There’s no obvious number to call.

A free list of questions to bring to an attorney and to your state’s child support agency, so you stop walking into that conversation empty-handed.

Most people don’t know there’s more than one way in. There are at least two. They work differently, cost different amounts, and which one fits depends on facts about your case.

An hour spent hunting for a payment history is an hour you paid for.

What’s inside

What to bring. The documents to gather before you pay for anyone’s time.
Which path, and why. The questions that sort out where to start.
What’s actually owed, including whether there’s a specific amount somebody can act on.
Reaching the money, including what changes when the other parent is self-employed or paid in cash.
Cost, time, and what the other side can do in response.

You won’t get to all of them in one consult. They’re ordered so the first ones matter most.

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This is one parent’s list of questions, not advice about your case. I’m not an attorney. It sorts the question so you can take it to someone who can. It contains no state standards, no deadlines and no recommendation to file, or not to file.

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This is an educational publication, not legal advice and not a substitute for an attorney. The author is not an attorney. Downloading does not create an attorney-client relationship, and no information shared with the publisher is protected by attorney-client privilege. The procedures the author has followed most closely are in Utah. Family law is state law and varies significantly; an attorney licensed in your state is the only person who can tell you what applies. Written with reference to Utah law and Utah’s Office of Recovery Services. Every state runs a child support program, so the shape travels; office names, forms, fees and procedures do not. If pursuing money could trigger retaliation, the order of operations changes.

If there is domestic violence in your situation, an active protective order, coercive control, or if keeping records or pursuing anything would put you at risk, work with someone trained in safety planning before you start. Enforcement and modification can renew contact with the other parent.

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788. Free, confidential, 24 hours a day. In immediate danger: 911, always.

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