answered on Feb 19, 2013
You need to go to the clerk's office and request a certified copy. If you plan to act on this judgment, then you may want to consider requesting an execution on the judgment as well.
answered on Feb 19, 2013
I was about to answer your question, however I noticed that you posted this on August 2012. How did you make out?
And does not want to take me to court to modified the the payments.and just pays what he thinks he can afford
answered on Feb 19, 2013
As long as an order is in place, then he is responsible to pay that amount regardless of what his income is. He must file for a modification to actually modify his child support obligation.
The Court does not make modification orders retroactive based on income, but may only make orders... View More 
We had our divorce in Massachusetts and the child support order was originally out of Mass but then she moved to Virgina with the kids in 2006 and has been there ever since.. So my question is can she come back to Mass and file for a modification when neither of us live here?
answered on Feb 19, 2013
It is my understanding that she can come to Mass because that is where the original Order was placed, however, you can challenge the jurisdictional authority. There may be a number of circumstances in which you will both need to appear to court, and this a hardship. A modification could work in... View More
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