Springfield Gardens, NY · Member since 2017 · 258 posts · 63 votes
Weird question - I am buying a property from heirs... after talking to them for some time, one of the heirs tells me he has had children outside of his marriage... and owns a ton of child support, so how will it affect him? anybody have any ideas?
Property is in NY, and there are 3 heirs, and for argument sake say price is $210k, so each one should be getting $70k, will what he owes in child support all these years come out of the sale? I don't think so but wanted to hear if anybody here has any info.
Investor · San Diego, CA · Member since 2014 · 592 posts · 765 votes
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This is not a question that you are responsible for answering. This is his problem and no one else's. That said, yes payment for child support can be collected from probate assets and has the position of a secured creditor. You'll want to check state specific laws and also you'll want to check title on the property to see if a lien has already been placed on it.