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If I Pay Child Support And My Benefits Are Improperly Reduced Do They Have To Pay Me Back?

If I pay childsuport and I wasn't riposte to and it get drop do they have to pay me back

Hi,

Social Security would only reduce a person's benefit to pay child support if they are ordered by a court to do so. If your benefits were garnished due to a valid court order, then you would have to work through the court in order to get that money back.

Best, Jerry

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Feb 7 2020 - 1:06pm
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