According to the divorce decree my Child Support started in October. I gave her a couple hundred here and there, paid her out for my house (in cash)...but that wasn't CS necessarily.

Basically here's the confusion. I won't call it an "argument" yet because we are both actually not sure what's 'right' or not.

Last week my last paycheck (for October) had child support taken out. I still owed her about $1,000 for October's child support...and this last paycheck they took out the court ordered $700 per paycheck. So I gave her another $300 in cash and (to me) felt like Octobers Child Support was met.

Now we're in November and she will get 2 more CS payments (1 from each of my paychecks) to cover November's required CS payment.

SHE thinks that the money taken out of my check automatically in October should be applied to November's Child Support. I disagree...because she'll get 2 CS payments in November too.

But we both agree neither of us are "sure" what's correct.

Call the Child Support agency to make sure. Should be a website online with the contact information. have your divorce decree handy when you call or email them.

I know in Iowa my ex has to pay the child support through the government agency or it doesn't count. In other words, if he were to hand me $300 and say "this is for child support", the Child Support Recovery Agency would still say he owed it. We ran into trouble with this even though I agreed that he had paid it; but they didn't have it as going through THEM.

annasnewlife is correct where i live it is the same as well. I had to get a notorized letter at one point stating that he had paid me 500... that was when one person told us that was fine and we found out later it wasn't. At any rate i would have her sign a letter stating she got the 300 and you call you CS officer about it. They will tell you where the 700 was applied to and then have them call your xw and explain it to her. That way there is no he said she said stuff about it either.