This is the advice I wish I'd gotten years ago. It would have saved my husband and I a great deal of heartache. Not everything when dealing with a loved who’s suffering from the aftermath of war is physical in nature. Some are legal matters. With the amount of divorces happening for our service people suffering from PTSD, many of us are bound to come up with some issues relating to child support.
When a person is rated 100% disabled, they must go back to court to have the child support order reflect this. Simply giving the children's names and social security numbers when filing out paperwork does not mean child support is ‘covered’ in the eyes of the court. Over the years child support will accrue even if the disability payments going to the minor children exceed the ordered support.
Get in touch with the courts to have the payments applied as support. This will necessitate a new hearing and a small amount of paperwork. Have all the information, including your rating paperwork and the amount the children are receiving from Social Security and/or VA.
Do not be embarrassed or scared even if it's been too long. Get on the phone or have a trusted someone call. This isn’t something that will just go away if hidden. Plus, let’s face it, knowing everything is squared away will relieve an amazing amount of stress, and the less stress the better.
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