Q: If my ex husband has been working a lot of overtime can I take him back to court?
Also if my child is over 18 and still lives with me and goes to college can I still collect?
A:
When you say "take him back to court," do you mean to increase any alimony award he may be paying right now, or to increase a child support payment?
If the former, likely not - although perhaps, if the alimony award/agreement allows for modification. You'll need to have a family law attorney review all the paperwork on that issue to give you a more definitive answer.
If the latter, and your "child" is now an adult, your ex-husband no longer has any obligation to pay child support or college expenses -- unless you two signed a written agreement saying otherwise ,and that agreement was incorporated into your divorce decree. Again, if there is such a written agreement, sit down with a family law attorney to go over such things -- that attorney will need to review anything and everything that is in writing.
Best of luck to you.
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