Q: My divorce decree states the respondent owes a pre-judgement child support and equalizing judgement. He will not pay.

A: I really can't follow what you are talking about here and I doubt other attorneys will understand it either. You really need to make an appointment to go to an attorney's office and sit down with all the paperwork and explain what you were trying to do with your divorce settlement agreement. It is no uncommon for people who try to do their divorce without legal representation to agree to terms that can't be accomplished because the agreement relies on strategies involving other business entities and the parties don't fully understand what these other business entities will or won't do. Another trap is not fully analyzing the tax consequences of a settlement strategy.

So first go and talk to an attorney. If your divorce was recent it might be possible to set aside the divorce and fix the judgment to something equivalent but more workable. You absolutely do not want to sign any document that puts you as being liable for his student loan debt and no court would ever order you to do that. You can also call support enforcement and have them start an action to collect your child support at no cost to you. But I wouldn't do that before speaking to an attorney about the overall issues with your judgment. Also I don't understand why you gave your ex money from your PERS and now he has to pay it back to you. That doesn't make any sense. Finally, and a bit off the subject, if either of you have student loans that you have trouble paying you should apply for the program that consolidates your loans and allows you to make a payment based on your income. This can reduce the required payment to something more manageable but itnerest will continue to accrue so it slows down the repayment of the loan.