Child Support Letter Templates and Samples

What Is a Child Support Letter?

If you are paying child support or are receiving child support and have found that the amount sent or received each month is not in line with your current financial status, you will need to send a Child Support Letter explaining your request for the changes.

Alternate Name:

• Child Support Review Letter.

 If you are paying the support and find that you cannot afford the current amount with your current wages you can request a change, or if you are the recipient and find that the amount you receive in support is not sufficient, you can also request that the funding be increased. Check out our library below to browse all of the Child Support Letter templates and samples we offer.

Child Support Letter Types

1. Child Support Agreement Letter. Whether you are the payer or payee, this letter can be sent to a lawyer, judge, or to another caregiver directly if both parties are agreeable to working outside the courts. However, it is wise to have your letter should future disagreements arise that will require legal aid and proof of documentation. 
2. Child Support Arrears Forgiveness Letter. This letter is used by the legal guardian of a child when they want to waive the responsibility of the other parent to pay child support.
3. Letter to Stop Child Support. Use this letter if you would like to terminate the child support you receive (or pay).

How to Write a Child Support Review Letter?

To compose a Child Support Review Letter you will want to include the following information:

1. The recipient’s full name and address. Your full name and address. The current date.
2. Header regarding that the letter is requesting a child support review.
3. Opening salutations (include names of any legal representatives if necessary).
4. Begin the Child Support Review Letter by explaining that you are writing to request a review of the current support for your child (or children’s) name(s) and the amount currently being paid or received. You will also want to include the name of the county or court where this original amount was agreed to, the date it was agreed to, and the case number.
5. Explain why the current amount is too much or too little based on the current circumstances and what has changed. For example, if you have lost a job and found new work at a lower pay you will want to state that the current amount of child support you are paying is above the percentage you originally agreed would be taken from each paycheck and the amount will need to be adjusted. If you are a recipient of child support and have found that the child’s expenses have increased, you can state that due to the increased costs (whether for medical needs, academic activities, or other additional needs) you are requesting the current amount of child support be increased and list the new amount you are asking to receive.
6. Include any additional contact information (such as your lawyer’s contact information).
7. Close your letter with a salutation, your full name, and your signature.

Haven't found what you need? Take a look at the related templates below:

• Letter of Financial Support;
• Letter of Support for Grant;
• Letter of Recommendation.