Q: Im owed 38k in back pay for CS. Should I get a personal lawyer to help enforce payments on a regular basis?
I have an open case. Monthly payments are supposed to be $600 but are sporadic. NC parent works “under the table”. How can he be held accountable ?
A:
You should definitely get an attorney to help you collect on the money that you are owed. The court can order the father to get a job "on the books", they can order sanctions and contempt, they can order incarceration if he does not pay. Simply allowing him to get away with it, doesn't help you or your children as the amount owed becomes so high, that there is no reasonable possibility of him paying it off any time soon.
Good luck!
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