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I filed through the state with no attorney. Child support office is claiming they can't find out where he work. He's a truck driver with cdl and they still haven't suspended his license with 20k in arrears. If his license is threatened to be suspended he'll pay.
answered on Nov 17, 2021
Your choice is to wait until the State gets on it or hire a private attorney.
Parents share custody and time . Father is consider custodial and primary caretaker by court and make more money than mother.
answered on Nov 16, 2021
Even if father is custodiL and makes more money, mother still owes support.
answered on Nov 16, 2021
You now have cause to file for custody. Seize the opportunity.
We have a custody agreement in place which he gets her every other weekend. But that's the only communication he has with her. He doesn't ask about her any other time he just gets her so we can stay out of court. He is on child support but doesn't pay any of it and is behind 15,000... View More 
answered on Nov 8, 2021
Why haven't you gotten a private process server and served him with contempt?
Custody where I'm domicile and primary caretaker, and it's 50/50.
answered on Nov 5, 2021
Based on your post you have a judgment and one would have to read the judgment to make final conclusions and statements, however my assumption is that it's based on your have shared custody and that the child(ren) are with each parent 50% of the time. That said, you should take a copy of the... View More
Child's father is my 2nd husband. Separated 8wks after birth. Divorced 7 months later(April 1st). Remarried 1st husband from a 15yr marriage with 2 children, 1brother(20) & 1sister(18). This is the child's family. Child's father's behavior would continue. He's who the... View More
answered on Nov 8, 2021
You may have grounds for your current husband to adopt. Contact an adoption attorney.
answered on Oct 14, 2021
Google child support lawyer in that parish and look for someone with 10 years of experience.
I am $16,800 in arrears on my child support but last year was found to be disabled and now receive Supplemental Social security benefits and it's my only source of income. How much if any can be garnished for my child support obligation? I receive a total of $794
Never married. Child’s father lives in different state. Does not help financially so I’m filing for child support. If I file will he have visitation rights in his state? He’s the non custodial parent , will I have to file for full custody of our child even considering he barely sees the child... View More
He says he is going to send the checks directly to her and not to me anymore because she will be 18. But she will still be under my roof and under my care exclusively (she has been living with only me for 5 years).
answered on Aug 16, 2021
He has to send the check to you UNTIL SHE GRADUATES OR TURNS 18 WHICHEVER COMES LAST, but not later than 19 and not if he can prove she doesn't live with you.
my spouse and I want to divorce
answered on Aug 14, 2021
Hire a divorce lawyer who can also file a restraining order.
My ex was court ordered in 2009 to pay child support, he did for a while but hasn't in 5 or 6 years. I got married in 2014 and file taxes as married filing jointly. I need to file a judgment on my ex for not paying child support but wanted to know if my husband's income will be included... View More
answered on Jul 22, 2021
Contact the district attorney for your parish to file for contempt. If he hasn't paid in 6 years, you have 4 more years to do this. After that you start to lose money.
Ncp claims to have child by his family members wife that he pays non court ordered support for.
He is also married to another woman with no minor kids between them.
Will this child be considered in our support case if he is able to provide a DNA test and bank transfers?
answered on Jul 16, 2021
Preexisting support obligation will reduce his gross income for child suppoet purposes. Wife will not.
i am a resident of Louisiana and so was my ex husband me and my ex husband got a divorce due to him cheating it was filed in January and granted in march i was also informed that me ex husband was expecting a new child with the female that he cheated on me with and is in a relationship with they... View More
I sent his father screenshots of the total and gave a list of the things bought. Shouldn’t this be sufficient as I am not asking for the full amount? I ordered the supplies on line so it would be easier but he is demanding an itemized receipt which I have no way of printing for him. I understand... View More
answered on Jun 30, 2021
If you ordered the school supplies on line, you can just forward a copy of the order to him
answered on Jun 29, 2021
You will absolutely not be reimbursed. You need a lawyer to immediately stop the garnishment.
I am 25 years old disabled & live with my aunt who has Guardianship of me since 6 years old and is my representative payee for Social Security, recently my dad started paying his arrears for child support payments after 15 years and has let me know. however my biological mother is receiving... View More
answered on Jun 26, 2021
Your Aunt needs to hire lawyer to file a change of recipient motion based on custody.
I’ve been paying child support for my 2 children, ages 18 and 21, which one is special needs. My special needs son has recently passed away and my 18 yr old is still in school and working. Am I still obligated to pay the full amount till she is 19 or does my child support automatically reduce to... View More
answered on Jun 19, 2021
Nothing is automatic. Call a child support lawyer to do a recalculation and reduction.
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