

Unlike Child Support, Alimony isn't automatic. This can occur if you don't regularly play the Paying Household since the game does not continue to build their income when inactive. In the event that the non-Custodial Parent cannot pay their Child Support Bill and they are outside of the Active Household, Child Support will automatically stop for them. This payment system is outside the Bill paying side, so you will still need to pay for your Sim's Household Services. The default is all going to the Household account. If the Household you are playing is on the receiving end, you can have a percentage of Child Support go to each child and then to the Household account with anything leftover. If you set your Bills to Autopay, Child Support, payments will automatically payout like your Sim's other bills. If not, they will become past due on their home services, and the resulting interest, service cut-off, and potential death can occur as normal. If you can't pay your Sim's Child Support, you can always request to Stop payments if they qualify.

Your Sim is required to pay Child Support first before paying for household services. When a Bill is due, it will break down how much is paid for each child so that you can pay for each individually or altogether if there is more than one. All of these defaulted values are customizable in the Bills Settings except for the Household Wealth.

This setup ensures that the paying parent isn't skimping out on sending support in any shape or form. This is with the understanding that when that parent isn't living in that household, they should send Support to the Custodial Parent since their income is now being excluded from assisting in the care of their Offspring.Ĭhild Support is calculated with a fixed price of §550 + 5% of the non-Custodial Parent's Household and SNB Accounts + 25% of any Career Pay. In the event that a Parent should leave their children with another in another Household, whether married or not, they must send Child Support. If they qualify, the option will be available to set up Direct Deposit for Child Support and Alimony for the Receiving Household, request Alimony or Wel-Fund, or stop Child Support and Alimony payments. To access Bills' new Government Benefits and Services, you must enter through the Government Benefits Portal within the Bills App and choose which Benefit or Service you would like for your Sim.
