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No, the state will take it for back child support. If you are not behind in your support payments, you might get the refund.
Yes. My husband and I filed our federal refund jointly (mind you he was behind 3K on child support) and they took it all of what he owed. BUT, I went back and filed out an 'Injured Spouse Form' to get back what i earned.
Yes, the IRS can intercept your tax refund for back taxes owed; also if you have government student loans that you owe on and also the child support division can intercept you refund for back child support owed.
If you file joint and your tax refund gets intercepted, then you would have to file a "wounded spouse" form to get your portion of the refund. But beware, the child support office could hold the refund up to 6 months to clear all the paperwork before you get anything back.
I presume you mean your return showed a "refund" of 1079. Presuming your back child support is in their system, and it is more than the refund, the entire refund will be applied against it. Any reason it shouldn't be?
The refund or a portion thereof can be seized until the support arrearages have been proven to be paid or some other form of agreement has been made with the child support enforcement agency and/or the court.
Was an Injured Spouse form filed?
Contact your State's child support agency and/or the child support agency in your ex's State.
File seperatly
The collection of owed back child support typically comes out of the non-custodial parent's federal tax refund or state tax refund, depending on the laws of the specific state. The federal and state governments have mechanisms in place to intercept these refunds and apply them towards the owed child support amount.
Because they sent me a letter and said so
You likely have to pay a percent of income, from the sound of it, so they take a percent of refund too as that is income being returned to you.