What is the difference between a terminated and a suspended child support order?

In West Virginia, when a child support order is terminated, it means that the child support payments legally cease to exist and the parent paying child support is no longer obligated to make payments. Termination is a permanent action that usually happens when the child reaches the age of majority or the parent receiving support remarries or passes away. A suspended child support order, however, is a temporary action imposed by a court to allow the parent paying support to temporarily stop paying it. This could be for a variety of reasons, such as the parent becoming unemployed or disabled. When the reason for the suspension has been resolved, the suspended child support order becomes effective again and the parent must resume payments of the child support amount that was previously set by the court. In most cases, any missed payments during the suspension period must still be paid and the court can hold the parent for financial or legal consequences if they do not comply with the child support order.

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