Oregon Child Support Calculator: How Much Should You Pay?

You and your partner have made the difficult decision that you can't raise your child together. Emotions are high, you're trying to figure out how you can afford to raise your child, and you are struggling to make heads or tails of the .

Fortunately, DoNotPay can help you understand the child support process in OR, including how payments are calculated and enforced. DoNotPay can also help you demand payments that are in arrears or submit a waiver if you can't afford to pay.

How Are Child Support Payments Enforced in Oregon?

According to Oregon's Department of Justice, should be made voluntarily, such as through income withholding. That said, there are some ways the state's DOJ can enforce child support payments that have gone into arrears, including:

Garnishing such income sources as inheritance, lottery winnings, and settlements from an insurance company
Suspending a domestic passport
Suspending licenses, including driver's licenses, occupational licenses, and recreational licenses
Collecting federal payments, including federal tax refunds
Collecting state tax refunds
Placing a lien against any property in OR owned by the non-paying parent
Reporting the delinquency to credit reporting agencies after a particular threshold is crossed
Claiming the non-paying parent is in contempt of court; this may lead to time in jail

How is Child Support Calculated in Oregon?

In Oregon, several factors are taken into consideration when determining how much a parent owes for child support. For instance, child support payments are affected by:

How much time each parent spends with the child (parenting time is different from custody)
How much each parent makes before taxes
How much spousal support each parent is required to pay
How much in union dues each parent is required to pay
The cost of health care coverage for each parent and the joint child
Child care costs
Federal payments that benefit the child, like Social Security benefits or benefits for veterans
How many non-joint children each parent has

Demand Child Support Payments With the Help of DoNotPay

If you are struggling to get someone to pay you for child support, it can be hard to take the case to court yourself. After all, you will need to pay someone to look after your child while taking your former partner to court. Fortunately, you may not even have to go to court if you use DoNotPay.

How to Use DoNotPay to File a Demand Letter for Late Child Support Payments

Before you consider going to Small Claims Court, use DoNotPay to file a demand letter for child support payments in arrears in just three simple steps:

Search child support on DoNotPay and enter the details of the person who owes the payments.
Tell us more about the payment schedule, including the amount and frequency of the payments, the last payment they made and number of missed payments, and how much they owe you in total.
Confirm your contact information and select whether you want us to mail or email the letter on your behalf. Choose how you would like to receive the payment and verify your signature.

Use DoNotPay to Lower Child Support Payments

If a judge determines that you owe child support payments, but you're having trouble affording your payments, DoNotPay can help you lower your child support payments in just three easy steps:

Search child support on DoNotPay and select the state your child support agreement was established in.
Answer a series of questions about your current financial situation and your past payments to help guide the application.
Confirm your current contact information, and enter the location of the county court that established your child support agreement, so we can mail your request on your behalf!

Child Support Guides By State

Dealing with Child Support concerns can be both draining and exasperating. If you or someone you know needs help with child support problems, select the state where you are settling the issue for accurate helpful information:

Delaware	Minnesota	Wyoming
Hawaii	Missouri	Connecticut
South Carolina	Kansas	North Dakota
Alaska	Louisiana	Montana
Rhode Island	Nebraska	Mississippi
New Mexico	Ohio	Arkansas
New Hampshire	Nevada	Arizona
Alabama	Kentucky	West Virginia
Michigan	Oregon	Virginia
Idaho	Massachusetts	Georgia
Washington State	Colorado	Indiana
California	New York	New Jersey
Iowa	Tennessee	Pennsylvania
Florida	North Carolina	Wisconsin
Texas	Illinois

Why Use DoNotPay to Demand Child Support Payments

You have enough on your plate in raising your child. You shouldn't have to worry about getting back child support from your child's other parent. DoNotPay can file a demand letter for back child support payments on your behalf quickly, easily, and successfully.

This robot lawyer is well-known for being:

Quick - Researching how to file a demand letter and figuring out where to send it can take you hours. It will take even longer to write the letter. With DoNotPay, you can have a demand letter filed on your behalf in just a few minutes.
Easy - DoNotPay will guide you through each of the three simple steps required to file a demand letter. No complicated procedures that will only confuse and exhaust you.

Successful - We will ensure your child support payment demand letter is sent to the right place and you get paid the way you want. If your demand letter is ignored, we will help you take your child's other parent to Small Claims Court with the Sue Now product.

DoNotPay Can Help With Much More

Besides helping you get the child support owed, DoNotPay can help you with information, such as:

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