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Time limit to allow collection of back child support?


My ex wife found out that I received a large inheritance and deposited $75,000 in my son's account.Now she decides that she want's a cut of it and claimed back child support.We've been divorced since 92 and he lived wit me in my new house since then untill he graduated from high school .Now he's 27 and been employed as a banker.I'm not a dead beat Dad cause I ended up raising him.My question is the time limit for asking back child support and is she allowed to?

Yes she was ordered to pay child support by one county and we got divorced in another county who originally ordered me to pay child support but then again she obtained a job and moved to a different county while my son lived with me.So far you gave me some good answers.By the way it's in the state of Florida and I'm in Texas now,so edit your answers if this helps clearify the question.

Here is a scary story for you. My ex husband's ex-wife collected child support for several years, she got a court order many years after the divorce, and the children were in their 20s and were married with children of their own. That was in the state of Vermont. It would, of course, depend on what state she takes you to court in. Each state has their own set of laws.

He was a minor when he was living with you, she should have been paying you child support.
She can't claim back support unless it is documently owed (court documents). But I don't see why or how it would be seeing as how he resided with you.
Are you sure she doesn't owe YOU anything in back support?

I'm in New Jersey and I believe the law here allows unlimited time to collect back child support because it is view as a top priority debt. If your son has always lived with you, why would your ex have a child support order? Do you have a child support order? Child support goes to the parent who is supporting the child. If you were both working during the marriage and the child went with you, she would be paying you child support. If when your son grad high school, he was living with his mother and going to college, then she would have a child support order and if you never paid it, it is still due.
She is allowed to do whatever she wants, its up to the court to rule fairly. Make sure you have all your proof ( that he lived with you and what you paid.) when you go to court.
Why did you deposit the money in you son's account. If he has any debt ( child support, unpaid VISA bill, car accident lawsuit, etc.) a judgment could wipe out your money, because it is viewed as a gift.

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