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answered on Oct 27, 2016
Contact your payroll department at the new job and the support clerk. In this mobile society, they have surely handled this issue for others.
answered on Oct 1, 2016
It is not a gift if it was intended to be child support (a gift requires a "donative intent"), but it may be more difficult for him to prove that he paid it as child support. Hopefully, for his sake, he paid it by check or otherwise documented it.
I do not mind helping support my daughter, but I do not think I should pay child support to her mother if she is no longer residing with her mom. I cannot seem to find any answers when I search online. She has Medicaid and Social Security.
answered on Sep 19, 2016
Get a lawyer to file a petition for modification of support. You are correct that your ex should not expect to get a windfall.
Our divorce has been finalozed since November 2015. I have sole legal and physical custody of our two children. I recently had my ex-husband's wages garnished for child support and moved with our two children to Mississippi. My ex-husband has now hired an attorney and gained a court hearing to... View More 
answered on Sep 16, 2016
Yes, and yes. If you do not answer interrogatories, you are facing sanctions for not complying with discovery. If your ex has a lawyer, you should too.
Should my support order stay the same? it is currently at 340.00 a month for one child.
answered on Sep 16, 2016
Look at the child support guidelines, available online at the Indiana courts web site. You should get a consultation with a family lawyer if that does not answer your questions.
answered on Nov 12, 2011
you have to continue to pay child support so long as the court order of support is in effect.
answered on Jul 25, 2011
i don't know what you mean by "psew" nbut typically pro se simply means that the person who is a party is the one who is representing his or herself.
Anything I can do to help him out of jail short of paying his support? He's done been in the system for 2 years. He's a good kid other than his support issues. Please advise? Thank you.
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answered on Jul 20, 2011
There is very little that you can do short of paying his support especially if there is no justifiable reason for him to have failed to do so. Your best bet is to hire counsel.
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answered on Jul 7, 2011
Child support is based on income, so it is unlikely that it would have any effect. In deed, if she is earning less than she was at the time of the support order, child support could be increased. Additionally, in theory, the child support is actually for the kids. The mother acts as a trustee... View More
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answered on May 21, 2011
That would depend on the practices of that Judge. I would play it safe and submit both to the judge,
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answered on Mar 10, 2011
There is no such form that I am aware of. You may want to consider hiring counsel. Good luck.
My son is 8, & his father was ordered to pay child support 8 years ago. 3 years ago I went to court because he was deliquent, He did not show. The court cited that he owed $10,000, and failure to pay he was supposed to serve 90 days. I have received nothing since, however, when I recently... View More
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answered on Mar 10, 2011
I suggest that you ask to speak to the head of the IVD program to determine in what way you were non-compliant and how it is that they show that you were. If you were, correct the situation and seek to have the case reopened.
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