Q: If I got a letter from the attorney general telling me I had to go to court how do I reschedule?
I'm behind on child support because I went to prison and they sent me a letter that was a late notice?
A: There should be a phone number of who to call on the citation. If you have not missed your court date yet, you can call the attorney general's office or the court clerk and ask if you can get the date re-set. If you've already missed your court date your options may be limited depending on how long its been and whether you can prove that notice was deficient. You may be able to appeal or ask for a new trial on the basis that you did not receive notice. If you've missed the deadline to do either, you may be able to file a bill of review to ask the court to overturn the decision on the basis you did not get notice. You also may be able to start over and file a request to modify. Whether you are entitled to modification depends on the facts.
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