I owe child support but they closed my case will they still take my refund

[MargaretL]

The fact that the case is closed does not mean you can stop making payments. You must continue to pay the support, and if you owe back payments, your refund will most likely be intercepted until the debt is satisfied, unfortunately. 

[willumarrymr073]

Do they take all of it

[jenee-moore81]

That may not be a correct answer. My husband has a case in Florida and they closed it due to the custodial parent not wanting to report her income. They stopped all enforcement actions including tax intercepts.

[SweetieJean]

You have to ask the child support agency.. This is an income tax forum.

[anne123_]

Im in this situation now as well. My case has been closed (unknown reason), although i do have arrears. My payments have been returned to me, yet my taxes haven't been. Why?

[CatinaT1]

I'm not sure what you mean by my payments have been returned to me.

The IRS and State Governments have the ability to offset a refund to pay for certain past due debts.  You generally will receive a letter stating what the offset was for.   

The IRS provides a toll-free number, (800) 304-3107, to call for information about tax offsets.