Powerball winner resolves $29k child support debt

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PATERSON, NJ (AP) ? The New Jersey man who just won a $338 million Powerball jackpot has resolved a child support debt.

Pedro Quezada appeared Monday afternoon in state Superior Court in Paterson.

Authorities had said the 44-year-old Passaic resident owed about $29,000 in back support for three of his five children.

During the court hearing, officials said Quezada had paid $30,000 to settle the debt. He also told the judge in Spanish that the three children would now be living with him.

During the hearing, state Superior Court Judge Ernest Caposela commended Quezada for taking care of the back child support, but noted that he will still be obligated to pay support in amount that could be modified.

Currently, Quezada is responsible for $141 per week for three children. Caposela said either Quezada or the mother of the children could apply for a modification of the child support amount.

"There are going to be a lot of people who are going to ask you to invest in things because of your good fortune," Caposela told Quezada, "but investing in your children is the wisest investment you can make."

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"There are going to be a lot of people who are going to ask you to invest in things because of your good fortune," Caposela told Quezada, "but investing in your children is the wisest investment you can make."

A wise statement. But if the wife applies for modification of the child support amount and the kids are living with him, is she just trying to get her share?

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A wise statement. But if the wife applies for modification of the child support amount and the kids are living with him, is she just trying to get her share?

Since the money was "won" during the time she was supporting the kids, she is still entitled to a percentage of the winnings.

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Since the money was "won" during the time she was supporting the kids, she is still entitled to a percentage of the winnings.

Seems to me the kids are entitled but she is not.

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