Questions about past due child support and homes

[lightingbird]

What is the name of your state? Missouri

More questions for some of my clients.

If a person is behind in their child support can they loose their home?

Can a person who is behind in thier child support get a home?

Can a person who is behind on thier support but making payments on the past due child support get a lose or get a home?

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state? Missouri

More questions for some of my clients.

If a person is behind in their child support can they loose their home?

Can a person who is behind in thier child support get a home?

Can a person who is behind on thier support but making payments on the past due child support get a lose or get a home?

A lien for past due child support can be placed on a home. That doesn't mean that the person loses their home, but it does mean that when they sell it that the equity will be used to pay the child support first.

Past due child support does go on someone's credit record. Therefore that person could be denied a mortgage.

 

[Gracie3787]

What is the name of your state? Missouri
Can a person who is behind on thier support but making payments on the past due child support get a lose or get a home?

LdiJ answered your first 2 questions, so I'll answer this one.

A person who owes arrears and making payments on them can buy a home, car or anything else on credit- as long as they are credit worthy. Basically it means that if the arrears amount hasn't been listed with credit reporting agencies, it isn't listed as a debt.

However, to go a little further, a person paying off arrears is taking a risk by buying a home because a lien could be placed on the home and could be difficult to remove even when arrears are paid off.