Your current state is Virginia
Her office stated they would inform her of my issues. That was a week ago.
I think you already know what you have to do. Terminate her representation . You have the absolute right to do so and to receive a refund of any unused retainer fee that you paid.
Divorce is tough enough, you don't deserve any problems from the one who is supposed to be trying to... Read more »
You need to call the CPS hotline in Albany and make a report of a teen with no parents and no support. They have to send someone out within 48 hours to check on the situation and make a determination.
We also have 3 kids and we all live with his mom. We have a double wide and we're fixing it up to live up there together but he doesn't want to leave his mom and be a man and pay bills so he won't even fix the water or bathroom up there. It's not livable where we are renovating... Read more »
Impossible to say cost. Could be $1,000, could be 25,000. Depends on the amount of time necessary to get it resolved.
I been paying child support for over 20+ years in arrears and paid off New York in 2 years 30,000. Now Massachusetts is saying I owe them 32000 which not only they take from my check every two week but they take my income taxes i feel like forever and when I look in child support acct it never goes... Read more »
New York is a big state. What county is the case in? Where does the mother live?
Was in an abusive relation for 22 years. August 2018, finally left. Agreed on $200 wk child support (even though he makes a lot of $ & I was stay @home mom.) By Sept, I hadn’t received anything from him. Filed paperwork through court. He found out & freaked out. He sent text msgs saying... Read more »
you need a lawyer...............NOW.
preserve the messages, so you can present them to the court.
you want the court to make an order.
Most of us on the DV or Criminal section do not do family law.
I would encourage you to get a local lawyer or contact Legal Aid etc.
I would prefer to keep the house and just refinance without him on there, but I am not sure I can afford it, although I was head of household for 2020.
If you are not married, you can't seek a divorce (or dissolution). Thus the laws for disposition of marital property do not apply. Instead, you would have to sue him for "partition" of the property. The property would be sold and each of you would get part of the proceeds.... Read more »
I paid 2,100 for my son's washington dc trip which was before corona started, but they only gave me a refund of 1,800 which was 300 less than what i even paid and said its for the processing fee??? Can i sue them?
Sure, why not?
Why is DHS still taking the full amount of support, $556, even though both of my kids have turned 18 (as of 1/16/21) and are out on their own? Since the case was established $506 went to current and $50 went to back. I thought once current ended only the $50 for back would be collected unless she... Read more »
DHS will often continue to take out the same amount unless/until the wage assignment is changed. You can get an attorney to help you try to lower the payment. You can also request an accounting of payments.
Support order from 2016 says the other parent can claim every other year if child support is paid in full. This hasn't been an issue because child support hasn't been paid in full at any time since then. I just want to modify the order so that I am the only one who claims the child unless... Read more »
Most parents alternate the tax benefits. You can see if the other parent will agree. You can always ask for a modification, however you would have to justify why it would be in the best interests of the child for you to take the tax benefit each year.
My ex wife was pregnant before we were married. She had the child after we were married, so my name is on the birth certificate. She has told me that she wants me to have no contact with the child anymore. I am paying about 300 dollars a month for child support. Am I able to get my name off of the... Read more »
It is difficult to ask for paternity testing if you did not do so in the course of the child support proceedings. The courts at this point do not have an interest in disproving paternity.
He has like 5 other child support cases but his oldest two kids are grown. My child is 10. He feels like as long as I have him on child support through dhs he doesn’t have to do anything else so he wants me to close my case so that the arrearage won’t add up. He keeps changing jobs and... Read more »
First, if you drop the case with DHS, the arrearage will continue to accrue. Second, generally, child support is based on a net income figure for the paying parent and any previously court-ordered child support, not the number of children he has. If his older children have emancipated, they cannot... Read more »
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... Read more »
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.
You should file a motion for a change of custody.
We sent the papers in back in June, but it could take up to 10weeks for his name to officially be added to the birth certificate, can i go ahead & get child support or will i have to wait until his name is officially on the document?
You can file for child support now.
Is line 9b subtracted from line 9a to determine cost from father to mother? (If lines 10-21 are not applicable because father has less than 73 nights.)
No subtraction. Whoever has the greater number pays that number.
Wife and I agree on a simple, uncontested divorce. We have 3 minor children. She is granting me full legal and custodial custody, uncontested. She is leaving the state and going far away, so any joint custody will be impossible. She said that she does not want alimony because I have to raise the... Read more »
Yes, either party can waive alimony, and if it is waived at the time of divorce, it can never be requested again in the future. Child support is a different story. Even if it is waived initially, it can be modified to request support in the future. There are circumstances where the State will... Read more »
Massachusetts. Children. No Physical custody, No relationship exists. Joint Legal custody. Mother has alienated and isolated father from children's lives. Children are reaching age of college. Father is not in a financial position to support college and also does not desire to support college... Read more »
The Court will be aware of he Contempt filings and you should pursue them if you have not obtained Summonses with hearing dates , make contact with the Court. The Court would determine child support and college contributions of the parties and can consider the overall circumstances. However, be... Read more »
adjustment for travel cost? My CS order is 2yrs old. Can this be done?
A travel deviation is discretionary. You should consult with an attorney. It is possible that even though your order is 2 years old, the support could increase if your income or the child's expenses have gone up, or if the mother's income has gone down.
I am paying child support and have been considered present less that 10% of the time. However, my child’s mother does not want to give my child to me. She only drops her off when convenient and will not give her to me even on my days off. Instead she drops them off at a caretaker and says my... Read more »
Sounds like you are paying support without any enforceable court orders regarding custody. If you want custodial time with your child, you need to petition the court for those orders. Otherwise, Mom can pretty much do whatever she wants.
He paid for the phone and pays for the phone bill but he can just stop that can he take my phone legally?
Yes.
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