Stimulus Payment Child Support Offset

While the cares act provided a 1 200 direct payment to most individual adults and 500 per dependent child the new stimulus package provides for a flat 600 payment for every eligible adult whose.

Stimulus payment child support offset. Child support can t be garnished from your check to cover overdue payments anymore if you owed child support your first stimulus money could be taken for arrears the amount you owe. The cares act made clear that the only reason that a stimulus check might be offset was for past due child support. Coronavirus response and relief supplemental appropriations act of 2021 12 27 2020 the coronavirus response and relief supplemental appropriations act of 2021 which was signed into law on december 27 2020 authorizes an.

Michelle kirby senior legislative attorney june 23 2020 2020 r 0136 issue explain why the direct payments issued to individuals under the 2020 federal coronavirus aid relief and economic security act cares act can be intercepted for child support enforcement purposes. If you haven t received your second stimulus payment yet you can. Second stimulus checks and child support.

The federal government should send an offset notice to you when your stimulus rebate payment has actually been intercepted. The notice will tell you that your stimulus rebate payment has been applied to your child support debt and to contact the child support division if you believe this was done in error. Some parents can double dip for an extra 600.

What if i am not the responsible party that owed the delinquent child support debt. If you are receiving your economic impact payment jointly with your spouse and only the spouse owes the child support debt you can file an injured spouse form with the irs. The fiscal service s role in child support enforcement is limited to the operation and information about the treasury offset program whereby certain federal payments including federal tax refunds can be offset to collect delinquent child support obligations.

Your entire economic impact payment under the cares act can be offset up to the amount of your child support debt. The cares act congress did notexempt the stimulus rebate payments from federal offset for past due child support. In the first stimulus bill some parents received duplicate payments for the same dependent child.