With the exception of money received from liens and certain bankruptcy proceedings, all money received is split across all cases on which a paying parent has a support order. A paying parent cannot designate which case money will be credited to.

If there are multiple cases and the collection will not satisfy all of the current support obligations, the collection is prorated first to child and family support based on each case's proportionate share, then to current medical support owed, and then to current spousal support owed.

If the family is currently receiving public assistance, payments will be applied to arrears in the following order:

• Permanently assigned child or family support interest, then to medical support interest, then to spousal support interest
• Permanently assigned child or family support arrears principal, then to medical support arrears principal, then to spousal support arrears principal
• Temporarily assigned child or family support interest, then to medical support interest, then to spousal support interest
• Temporarily assigned child or family support arrears principal, then to medical support arrears principal, then to spousal support arrears principal
• Fees and costs interest
• Fees and costs principal
• Futures (held pending future distribution)

NOTE: For explanation of the different types of arrears, click here.

If the family no longer receives public assistance,payments will be applied to arrears in the following order:

• Never assigned child or family support interest, then to medical support interest, then to spousal support* interest
• Never assigned child or family support arrears principal, then to medical support arrears principal, then to spousal support* arrears principal
• Conditionally assigned child or family support interest, then medical support interest, then to spousal support* interest (pay to family)
• Conditionally assigned child or family support arrears principal, then to medical support arrears principal, then to spousal support* arrears principal
• Unassigned pre-assistance child or family support interest, then to medical support interest, then to spousal support* interest
• Unassigned pre-assistance child or family support arrears principal, then to medical support arrears principal, then to spousal support* arrears principal
• Permanently assigned child or family support interest, then to medical support interest, then to spousal support* interest
• Permanently assigned child or family support arrears principal, then to medical support arrears principal, then to spousal support* arrears principal
• Unassigned during assistance child or family support interest, then to medical interest, then to spousal support* interest
• Unassigned during assistance child or family support arrears principal, then to medical support arrears principal, then to spousal support* arrears principal
• Fees and costs interest
• Fees and costs principal
• Futures (pay to family)

NOTE: For explanation of the different types of arrears, click here.

If the family never received public assistance, payments will be applied to arrears in the following order:

• Never assigned child and family support interest, then to medical support interest, then to spousal support* interest
• Never assigned child and family support arrears principal, then to medical support arrears principal, then to spousal support* arrears principal
• Fees and costs interest
• Fees and costs principal
• Futures (pay to family)

*Spousal support is included only when a child support order is also being enforced.