Trouble Collecting Back Child Support Arrears

by Peggy
(St. Louis)

I am trying to collect arrears that are owed in the amount of a little over $10,000.00. I recently started to receive the current amount owed each month but CSE is only collecting 16.99 a month on the arrears. The non-custodial parent is making enough money to pay a lot more on arrears and just sold a house in which there was NOT a judgment filed on my behalf. I am getting ready to contact my elected officials since I have had no luck with contacting DFS. DFS's response is that it is the judgment of the case worker to determine how much of the arrears is to be paid per month. That doesn't sound right to me. Since my daughter is turning 18 soon I feel that the clock is running out and I know I will have no luck at all collecting.