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Child Support Payment Agreements

Quick Facts

Parents can agree on payment of oustanding child support.
Agreement, and court, must consider parents' circumstances.
A graduated payment plan can take potential changes in income into account.

In proposing or approving a written payment agreements for purposes of rectifying past-due support obligations, the court, a child support magistrate, or the public authority must take into consideration the amount of the arrearages, the amount of the current support order, any pending request for modification, and the earnings of the obligor.

The court, child support magistrate, or public authority must consider the individual financial circumstances of each obligor in evaluating the obligor's ability to pay any proposed payment agreement and propose a reasonable payment agreement tailored to the individual financial circumstances of each obligor.

The court, child support magistrate, or public authority also must consider a graduated payment plan tailored to the individual financial circumstances of each obligor.