When a parent finds himself in difficult financial straits, child support payments may go into arrears. This means that interest will be compounded and added to the regular payments. The longer that the payment is overdue, the higher amount of child support arrears could occur.
As of June 1, 2021, the Government has issued three rounds of economic stimulus payments related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, starting next month (July 2021), millions of parents across the country will also begin receiving monthly child tax credit payments. Learn how stimulus and child tax credit payments will be allocated by the Family Court.