I have a Florida court order to pay child support (her mother moved her to Phoenix AZ at the age 2, so Florida forwards my payments to AZ). My duaghter is now 24, and married, however, I did fall behind over the years and I DO still owe $1700 in arrears which I have been paying on through the Florida courts as indicated in my court order. Problem is, AZ continued to apply all my payments to "current child support" well after she has turned 18 for many years. Her mother allowed her to quit highschool at the age of 16 so it's not a matter of her being in College...AZ made a mistake. They claim I owe them $12,000. I have sent them my arrearage affadavit from the Florida Courts alng with proof of every single payment I have made, yet AZ will not correct their records....they continue to harrass me, put a collection agency on me (two as a matter of fact....both of which stopped calling me once they received copies of all my proof).
AZ has now began garnishing my wages (even though I AM making payments to the Florida court as I am supposed to do). Florida cannot credit me any of these garnishments as they are not going directly to them as ordered in my court documentation....they are going to a clearinghouse in AZ instead.
Can a state who has no court order garnish wages for a debt that doesn't belong to them.....the Clearinghouse in AZ is simply the "go-between" who receives the money from Florida and distributes it to her mother. I'm at my wit's end...I've heard horror stories about the Arizona Clearinghouse and I don't know where to turn next. They will not correct their records even with proof and now they are garnishing my pay for child support that my court order will never credit me for because I haven't paid it direct to them and on top of that, AZ is trying to collecting $12,000, not the true amount of $1700 the Florida courts show I owe.
Any advice? Thanks in advance.
