Child Support on unemployment

North Carolina Divorce Law Divorce and Separation Answers
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Dear mdooris:

Greetings. You MUST file a motion to modify your child support. You cannot, on your own, simply reduce your child support. You can get a copy of the motion to modify child support from the child support agency in your county.

Janet L. Fritts
Attorney with Rosen Divorce
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 500
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
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I currently have a child support order in place requiring me to pay $703 a month. I have been on unemployment since Oct 9, 2004, and was wondering if I was still required to pay the same amount ($703). I am receiving $1616 a month from unemployment. Do I need to file a motion to have the amount reduced or can I just pay a lower amount, if any, while on unemployement without going through with filing a motion?