Get Child Support Recalculation Program

If you and your co-parent cannot agree about your custody arrangement, you can petition the court for a change. To do so, you must prepare a schedule you think is in your child's best interests. You will also need to fill out an official petition to modify custody from with the court that initially handled your case.

How do I request a support order modification? Contact your local DRS to obtain a Petition for Modification. You may also log into the child support website at .childsupport.state.pa.us as a payee or payor and submit a Petition for Modification through E-Services.

As with spousal support, property division and many other aspects of family law, Pennsylvania child support can be resolved through negotiation between both parties.

If you and your co-parent cannot agree about your custody arrangement, you can petition the court for a change. To do so, you must prepare a schedule you think is in your child's best interests. You will also need to fill out an official petition to modify custody from with the court that initially handled your case.

Modifying Child Support Either parent may request the court to change the order throughout the time the child is under 18.

How do I request a support order modification? Contact your local DRS to obtain a Petition for Modification. You may also log into the child support website at .childsupport.state.pa.us as a payee or payor and submit a Petition for Modification through E-Services.

The Pennsylvania guidelines are used by all judges and decision-makers for establishing and modifying child support orders. Federal regulation (Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, C.F.R. § 302.56) requires states to review their guidelines at least once every four years.

As with spousal support, property division and many other aspects of family law, Pennsylvania child support can be resolved through negotiation between both parties.

Pennsylvania has no statute of limitations for child support arrears.

Modifying Child Support Either parent may request the court to change the order throughout the time the child is under 18.

If, under the same circumstances, the child support payment is overdue for longer than 2 years, or the amount exceeds $10,000, the violation is a criminal felony, and convicted offenders face fines and up to 2 years in prison (See 18 U.S.C.

The Pennsylvania guidelines are used by all judges and decision-makers for establishing and modifying child support orders. Federal regulation (Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, C.F.R. § 302.56) requires states to review their guidelines at least once every four years.

The court that makes the original child support award has the authority to modify the order if conditions change. Either parent may request the court to change the order throughout the time the child is under 18.

Pennsylvania has no statute of limitations for child support arrears.

The filing fee for a petition to modify is $42.68. If you cannot pay the filing fee, you may ask to be excused from paying the fee by filing a Petition to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (IFP). If you receive public assistance or SSI, bring your public assistance photo ID or proof that you receive SSI.

If, under the same circumstances, the child support payment is overdue for longer than 2 years, or the amount exceeds $10,000, the violation is a criminal felony, and convicted offenders face fines and up to 2 years in prison (See 18 U.S.C.

Mother's monthly net income is $3,000 and father's is $4,500. Since father's portion of the monthly net income is 60%, father pays 60% of the monthly child support amount. The monthly child support amount is $1,729, per the child support guidelines, therefore, father's obligation is approximately $1,037.

The court that makes the original child support award has the authority to modify the order if conditions change. Either parent may request the court to change the order throughout the time the child is under 18.

Criminal Prosecution Penalties for contempt may include any of the enforcement methods listed here (like suspending a driver's license), plus fines, jail time, and other penalties. Additionally, the non-paying can be charged with a misdemeanor or felony and face jail or prison time.

The filing fee for a petition to modify is $42.68. If you cannot pay the filing fee, you may ask to be excused from paying the fee by filing a Petition to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (IFP). If you receive public assistance or SSI, bring your public assistance photo ID or proof that you receive SSI.

If a court finds a parent in contempt, the judge may also order the parent to pay monetary fines and serve up to six months in jail. Parents can usually avoid serving much jail time by paying the full amount of back child support owed.

Mother's monthly net income is $3,000 and father's is $4,500. Since father's portion of the monthly net income is 60%, father pays 60% of the monthly child support amount. The monthly child support amount is $1,729, per the child support guidelines, therefore, father's obligation is approximately $1,037.

Criminal Prosecution Penalties for contempt may include any of the enforcement methods listed here (like suspending a driver's license), plus fines, jail time, and other penalties. Additionally, the non-paying can be charged with a misdemeanor or felony and face jail or prison time.

If a court finds a parent in contempt, the judge may also order the parent to pay monetary fines and serve up to six months in jail. Parents can usually avoid serving much jail time by paying the full amount of back child support owed.