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My wife and I separated briefly, and she filed for state assistance.

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My wife and I separated briefly, and she filed for state assistance. This meant that she had to seek a court order of child support against me. I signed the order without any argument, and the child support began to be directly garnished from my paycheck. We have since reunited and I have been paying child support for over a year on kids that I take care of. I can get no help from OSCE. They told me I would have to hire an attorney even though my wife has informed them that we live together and that she does not wish for child support any more. What can I do?

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We have called the office of child support enforcement repeatedly.

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LADYLAWYER : Hello, Thanks for choosing Justanswer.com! I look forward to helping you with legal information today.

LADYLAWYER : So did your wife go through the court to get the order of support or the OCSE?

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She went through ocse, and a judge signed the order

LADYLAWYER : Okay, thank you. In that case, you will need to file a motion for termination of support with the court that signed the order. Sometimes, it is called a motion for modification and then you just ask that the support be completely terminated. Y

LADYLAWYER : You can do this yourself and the clerk should have the proper forms that you need.

LADYLAWYER : You just ask for the forms from the clerk of the family law court, fill them out and turn them back into the clerk. Your wife can sign an affidavit that you can attach to your motion saying that you are living together and that she wants support stopped.

LADYLAWYER : You may have to have a hearing in front of the judge and your wife can go with you to confirm everything. At that point, the judge will sign the order of termination and then you can forward it to the OCSE who will stop the garnishment.

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Does it have to be the same judge?

LADYLAWYER : Yes, if s/he is sill there. Otherwise, it needs to be the one who has filled in for them.

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Thank you very much. we will be going to the courthouse tomorrow

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LADYLAWYER : So please feel free to come back and ask more questions about the process as you move through it, okay?

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You've been very helpful. Hopefully I'll not need you anymore, but it is good to know you're here. Thanks again.

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LADYLAWYER : Thank you! Have a wonderful evening!

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