Future DH started a new job towards the end of March this year. He had been paying his child support manually (via state's website) while he had been unemployed since December of last year. When he got his first paycheck, his child support payment had been taken out as scheduled. However, the payment was not processed by the state until 3 days after it was due.
According to the state, this put him around $300 behind. He makes 2 payments per month (because he is paid twice a month), so the next month, it looked like he had made 3 payments. When he spoke to the case worker, SHE even admitted that it was through no fault of his own that the payment went through the system later than expected. But he still must pay the amount that is "in arrears." But when you take all the records from where he's paid and add up what he owed from the time BM filed for child support (behind his back, although they already had reached an agreement on child support... but that's irrelevant), he is caught up and owe's nothing extra.
The state case worker admitted that he shouldn't owe anything, but that the state will still want him to pay the amount in arrears.
He has no problem taking care of his child, and he will do anything he needs to for him. But neither of us think it's fair for BM to get an extra $300 to go do with as she pleases (stuff for her and not for the child). He received a notice that the information had been turned over to state and federal revenue departments so that his income tax refunds will be garnished.
Is there anything he can do to fight this?