Thanks for posting this site. This is the info everyone is looking for. From this posting the main point is this, pasted below from the article that was shared:
Additional guidance has been provided for situations where the Economic Impact Payment is received
jointly with a spouse who does not owe the child support debt. In such cases, in order to receive their
portion of the payment, those spouses may file an Injured Spouse Allocation Form 8379. In cases where
individuals who are married filing jointly already included Form 8379 with their 2019 tax filing (or 2018
filing if the 2019 return has not been filed), half of the total Economic Impact Payment will be sent to the
non-obligated spouse; only the obligated spouse’s half of the payment will be offset for the past-due
support. In these cases, the Treasury directs “there is no need to file another injured spouse claim for the
payment.”
So we do NOT have to file another injured spouse claim. What sucks though is that I thought the $1200 would go to child support but they are saying that HALF of the total claim will go to child support and the other half is sent back to the non-parent of these children. We have three children together so our payment was $3900 but if they are taking half than I am only getting back $1950 which takes $750 of my children's portion to pay child support. I don't think that is right at all!! Take the $1200 fine but not my kid's portion!
