There are a number of possible reasons. When a new judgment or order is issued, there is generally a slight delay from the time the judgment is entered until the time the employer begins withholding wages. It is your responsibility to send the payments until the wage assignment is working. Some companies’ payroll departments are located in other states, causing additional delays in processing time.

Some employers prorate over the period of one year. This means that depending on how many weeks are in each month, there will be some months when the amount withheld may not total the monthly obligation. In other months, the account will seem to be overpaid. By the end of the year, the full child support obligation for the year will have been paid.

There may be other reasons why you became delinquent, for example, your order might have been modified back to the date when the request for modification was filed with the court even though you didn't come to court until a later date.

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