Q: My ex wife was court ordered to pay me child support in January. It is now June. I’ve never received a payment.
Our divorce was finalized in January of this year awarding me full custody, and ordering her to pay me cs. She has made continuous claims of going to rehab and getting better (none of which have ever been followed through) Thank you for any reply and your time in answering, I very much appreciate it.
A: You need to file a petition for contempt to enforce the divorce decree. If she has the money to pay, and simple is refusing to pay, she is in willful contempt of court for refusing to obey the court's orders. Willful contempt can be punished by jail time. You may wish to consult the child support enforcement office in your county ( which is a division of the local district attorney).
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