VIP Child Support Recapture Notice

by Amanda
(Iowa)

My CS is taken out of my paychecks weekly and back in July there was a motion to have it increased by my ex. I took it to court because it was doubling the payments and with that I could not afford rent, heat or my car payments.. Even tho I could prove that I could not afford $500/month payments I lost the case and am currently now filling bankruptcy to remove atleast my credit card payments. Anyways...because of the court dates and such, it now shows that I am a month behind in CS, because it went back to the original date that the motion was filed. I received 2 notices in the mail, one for MN income recapture and one for Federal income recapture. Problem I see is that I live in IA and do not file MN taxes (yet that's where the recapture went to as my ex lives in MN) My IA refund this year is $1.00, and previous years I end up owing up to $10.00. I have been trying to call my county worker, but she is not answering or returning my phone calls. Will the fact that they filled with MN for recapture affect me not getting my $1.00 back from IA? I'm not worried about NOT getting the $1.00, I just don't want them to turn around and say that I OWE $500 to IA for the recapture..(but like I said before.. they filled the papers with a state that I don't even live in, nor pay taxes in)