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I just found out today price is $878.10. this was for child support which has ended and was paid in full money was actually refunded to me for overpayment.
answered on Feb 4, 2022
You will need to file a motion with the court to correct this. Speak to a local family lawyer for more specific advice or go to the clerk's office if they have a self help desk.
However they have not come to my house for two years one will be 18 January 15 and one will be 16 on Feb 14. Prior to that the ex never followed the parenting plan and I took her for contempt and the court did not enforce it. Now she has ask department of revenue and Florida to do a declaration... View More
answered on Feb 3, 2022
Ideally, when the mother started denying you contact you should have filed a motion for contempt and sought make up timesharing and sanctions for her actions. Being this has gone on for two years the court is going to look at the history of what has gone on for the last two years to determine if... View More
I also know that the only reason that he even has her is so he doesn't have to pay child support anymore. If this happens what are the chances that he will try and have me served with child support? Would I have to pay beings I have raised her with my ex her whole life with really no help from... View More
answered on Feb 3, 2022
We need alot more information in order to answer your question. I would recommend contacting a local attorney to assist you.
answered on Feb 1, 2022
Having a name on a birth certificate does not establish paternity. Paternity can be established either voluntarily or by a judicial order. Refusing to sign a paternity statement will not absolve you of the obligation to pay child support. If you do not willingly sign a paternity statement, the... View More
Spouse left the country a year ago. The divorce has been finalized December 2021. The agreement was that the spouse pays child support and everything gets split in half. After the house was sold at the beginning of 2021, he fled the country as soon as he got his portion of the house. How can the... View More
answered on Feb 1, 2022
If you already have a Qualified Domestic Relations Order serve a certified copy of the order to the retirement account provider and they will portion off the funds pursuant to the order. If that doesn't work you can file a motion with the court to try and freeze any other assets your former... View More
answered on Jan 29, 2022
Assuming you weren't married to the mother, no. But what does it matter; it won't prove paternity?
answered on Jan 25, 2022
First, find a lawyer who will represent you from the start and walk you through the process.
Florida is a “no fault” divorce state, which means that spouses only need to tell a court that the marriage is “irretrievably broken” in order to get a divorce. You can file a petition... View More
Can she come after for support now that she has decrease her income?
answered on Jan 18, 2022
Legally child support can be modified until the child turns 18. However, you should receive a credit for the exact dollar figure of your share of any proceeds that went to your ex. Speak to a local family law attorney for more specific advice.
Family law, sperm donation privately
answered on Jan 4, 2022
Florida Statute 742.15 applies in this situation. You need to a gestational surrogacy contract as provided in that section. Get whoever asked you to do this to pay for an attorney to draft such a contract for you.
My child support originated in Kansas. Currently it’s 7854 in arrears. The state isn’t doing anything about to enforce payment or hold him accountable for not submitting garnishment on new income since 2016. Do I contact the attorney general for that state. I can not afford a lawyer since I... View More
answered on Dec 14, 2021
Connect to this link:
http://www.dcf.ks.gov/services/CSS/Pages/default.aspx
However she doesn't work eventhough I got her a job twice at my job and is currently living with us without her child... so he is essentially giving her money for a kid she doesn't live with and on top of that she currently resides In our house
answered on Oct 6, 2021
In order to guide you in the right direction, I would need a little more information about the child and where they are currently living. Child support can be modified through the Courts with a showing of a substantial change in circumstances. Feel free to reach out to me through my profile for... View More
I am trying to get financial records, dad is a realtor and hiding money. I would like to subpoena so that I can have records for child support court
answered on Oct 5, 2021
If it is any sort of registered business then you can look it up on sunbiz.org
As a business entity you are required to provide a physical address and a registered agent to receive service of process.
I was going to stop paying when the my older son lived with me but I did not. I continued to pay for both untill about August this year. My case is in Alabama, but I live in Florida. Now I am behind and they are saying I can not file form CS 44 until it is paid in full. I just do not know what to... View More
answered on Oct 3, 2021
If this is an Alabama case, why didn't you ask your question in the Alabama section of Justia?
I will soon be having a baby through at home insemination Via sperm donor. Me and the sperm donor agreed to sign his Rights away. How do I go about this? And how do I get a contract. Also would that paper work hold up in court if it came down to it? I’m not familiar with Florida law bc I’m not... View More
answered on Oct 1, 2021
I'm amused by your description of old fashioned copulation. Whether an agreement to waive paternal rights may or may not hold up in court.
And, as to the paperwork being signed by a same-sex couple, I assume both partners are women, one of them being the birth mother and the other... View More
I have went through the state but nothing seems to be getting done, I have the children 100% of the time and she give little to no assistance.
answered on Sep 23, 2021
If the Florida Department of Revenue doesn't seem to be doing anything, you can always contact an attorney licensed to practice in the state where the mother lives.
What is my next step if my ex fills out the Motion To Set Aside Default form? She is in default from my supplemental petition for modification for timeshare and child support. (I assume she would need to get a lawyer at that point and I will no longer be able to self litigate effectively. The judge... View More
answered on Sep 20, 2021
This is between your ex and the court. If he or she can present a good cause, the court could grant the default and the case moves on. There is not much you can do.
At my request, my mother is helping me to fill out the legal forms and file them online. Do I have to name her as a "non-lawyer" on the legal forms?
I filed a supplemental petition to modify the parenting plan and child support to reflect the timeshare actually received. (She pays bare minimum and does not pick up her days.) I served her these motions and filed with the court, but she has not served me with the proper response. All she has... View More
answered on Sep 14, 2021
Contact the judge's assistant and ask if you need to schedule a hearing or, alternatively, if the judge will rule on your supplemental petition without a hearing.
We purchased the house before we got married. I don't have money or a place to go but he suggested that we sell the house... what should I do?
answered on Aug 29, 2021
You should not before you understand the ownership of the house. You should talk to an attorney.
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