• If your income has gone down since you were called to active military service, you may be able to have your current child support amount changed.
• A lower interest rate charged on any past due child support you owed before you were called to active military service.

If you were called to active military service, your local child support agency (LCSA) must allow a custodial party or a non-custodial parent to request a review of his/her current support order. The review process may result in an upward or downward change or no change. Once the review has been completed, both parents must receive a notice.

A parent called to military service may also ask for a lower interest rate on child support arrearages under the SSCRA. The interest rate on unpaid child support is usually 10% in California. However, a service member may request an LCSA to lower the interest rate from 10% down to 6% charged on past due support that was owed before the date of entry into active service.

Your request for a lower interest rate must be in writing and state that you are asking because of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Act. You must also provide documentation of active duty status and provide the date when active duty began.

If you believe you should get any of the benefits of this Act, you should contact your Local Child Support Agency at: