Did you know? Arkansas back child support can be taken from your lottery winnings.
Arkansas Child Support Lessons Learned
A grandmother and grandson recently found out the hard way. The grandson, trying to be helpful to his grandmother, cashed in her winning $1,000 scratch-off lottery ticket. He signed his name to the ticket instead of hers to be able to claim the winnings. Unfortunately for the grandmother, Arkansas law say all child support owed will be paid out of lottery winnings before the money is paid to the claiming party. Even though it was grandma’s ticket, it had his name on it. He owed child support; so instead of receiving a check for a thousand dollars, she received a blank check.
Learn more about what amounts due can be withheld from lottery winnings, including state taxes. For more on this story, click on the following link.
NLR Grandmother Loses Scratch Off Winnings to Child Support
http://www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/nlr-grandmother-loses-scratch-off-winnings-to-child-support
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