Tavares, FL asked in Family Law for Florida

Q: Can my ex wife file a new CS case in Ga if we have an existing one in Florida thru the court?

I have an existing CS ORDER IN eacambia county and my ex wife now lives in Ga she has threatened to go to ga child support office and file a new claim for support bcuz she feels that the order we already have does not give her enough money. My question is can she do this? Is it legal. I believe that she is getting public assistance and Not reporting the child support that she receives because its was done thru our divorce not the child support office. I need to know what I need to prepare for if she can do this.

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Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
Answered
  • Deltona, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: Women do this all the time, or the male moves to a different state and another child support enforcement case is brought in the new state. But that is it, enforcement, not modification. She would most likely have to go back to the court in Escambia to get it modified, and not for the reason you stated, but because your income has increased substantially, if that is true.

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