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Question:

I've been divorced for over a year now and have been paying child support every month without fail. Now, the state of Mississippi is telling me that the federal law says I must pay my support through them because my ex-wife is receiving food stamps. I provided the state proof that I am current on my support payments only to receive a call from the Human Resources department at my office a month later.  HR is now telling me that they received an order of garnishment from the state of Mississippi. I called the state and again they told me it's a federal law that if I have a job, support must be taken from my paycheck. It's an embarrassment at work and I feel it is all because my wife refuses to work. How do you recommend I handle this?

Question:

My paycheck is currently being garnished for child support ($2000.00) monthly. My 2 children are grown, ages 24y and 21y. This garnishment should have stopped 4 months ago, however, it did not.

I don't know if I need an attorney at this point or if I can file the necessary papers myself. My ex-wife still feels that "I still owe her" but I have paid what I was ordered by the judge to pay and now overpaying her.

What do I need to do to stop this? Can I get the amount she has been overpaid repaid to me?