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===Can a child support order cover the past?===
===Can a child support order cover the past?===
Child support orders can be made to start at an earlier date than the date when an agreement is reached or a court order is made. These are called retroactive orders. In general, the court will make a retroactive order when there is an obligation to pay child support that was not met, or an obligation to pay a higher amount of support than what was paid, but usually for no more than three years before the date of the application for retroactive child support.
Child support orders can be made to start at an earlier date than the date when an agreement is reached or a court order is made. These are called '''retroactive''' orders. In general, the court will make a retroactive order when there is an obligation to pay child support that was not met, or an obligation to pay a higher amount of support than what was paid, but usually for no more than three years before the date of the application for retroactive child support.


===What if circumstances change and child support needs to change?===
===What if circumstances change and child support needs to change?===
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