The amount of child support my ex-spouse owes me is greater than the amount of criminal restitutionhe will have to pay in the plea agreement. Why?
Criminal restitution is required to reimburse victims of crimes for their financial losses as result of crime. In criminal non-support cases, restitution will be ordered for the child support not paid during the period covered in the criminal charge. The period covered in the criminal charge will often be a period shorter than the period the non-custodial parent owes support for. Therefore, the criminal restitution will also often be less than the total child support owed. Also, accrued interest on child support arrearages is not included in criminal restitution while it is included in the civil child support case. No amount of civil child support arrearages not covered in the criminal restitution is forgiven. It is still due and enforceable in civil court. I just received a copy of a plea agreement that was offered to my ex-spouse. The agreement stipulates that if my ex-spouse will plead guilty to non-support of one of our children, the non-support charges for our other children will
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