Swaney v. Wyoming Department of Family Services: The father was found to be entitled to credit on child support arrearages as of the date of the disability.
After the father was approved for Social Security disability benefits following child support order, and both he and the children received lump-sum payments for the period retroactive to the date father became eligible for benefits, as well as future monthly disability benefits payments, the father was entitled to credit on child support arrearages that had accrued as of the date of disability but was not entitled to a credit on arrearages that existed before the disability.
Swaney v. Wyoming Department of Family Services, Child Support Enforcement
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