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I am an individual creditor & I do not want the debt owed me discharged. I have a judgement from family court saying the other parent has to pay me back overpayments that stemed from false child support claims she made. The other parent in question has filed Chap. 7. The notice says no... View More 
answered on Mar 13, 2017
While more facts are needed and documents must be reviewed, it sounds like you might have the type of debt that is excepted from discharge in which case the appropriate steps must be taken with the court. Bankruptcy laws and family laws are complex, you need to get in to speak to a lawyer asap as... View More
No order in court yet. Will be doing this soon, both have representation but interested to hear other viewpoints. One lawyer says reserve judgement but I don't believe that removes the risk, just pushes it down the line. Is this true?
answered on Feb 21, 2017
One of you needs to file the case in court. That person should work with an attorney to advise you on this. You could get all the way to court for the final day and the Judge does not agree to your deal about no one paying child support.
Perhaps both of you will have an attorney. But, you... View More
Should I get a copy of the court order and send it to Springfield Child support office?
answered on Feb 21, 2017
You cannot be proven not to be the father. You can be excluded as the father. Send the dna results and the court order to the office that is contacting you.
Do not have lawyer, did not contest to child support will pay signed. By mistake lawyer and judge hear mediation hearing on same day, claiming I'm not present. I go to court on 17 the door locked no court. Violating my due process to fair trail,and failure to give notice of proposed trail and... View More
answered on Feb 18, 2017
Your question makes no sense. You need to take your case to a lawyer.
Divorce was filed by him in Florida, June 2016. We have 1 child together. I was granted relocation to Illinois with child November 2016. No visitation order or child support order is in place, this has been going on 8mths now, with no support. He is now relocating to Illinois as of this week.... View More
answered on Feb 9, 2017
The lawyers are correct. Jurisdiction was vested in fl when the case was filed. I would suggest that you hire a lawyer here and file here. Fl should be confronted about declining jurisdiction. Until then, u cannot proceed in il. It is a procedural issue though. I can't imagine that a... View More
Or notified to show up to court? I only learned about it by looking up my cases for another matter.
answered on Feb 8, 2017
The emergency could have been denied and you would not have had notice of it. But a plenary hrg could still be held. Yes, you should be served.
Child lives with grandparent not her mother
answered on Feb 5, 2017
The child should be in school full time, which is 12 hours per semester, generally, 4 classes.
In the child support order.So will I have to continue to pay the arrears and the child support ends or will I still have to pay both
end and my arrears payment continue
answered on Feb 4, 2017
It depends on exactly how the order is written. I usually write them such that when current support ends, you continue to pay the same amount each month until the arrears are paid off.
Wife moved to FL right after the divorce she was to have residential custody , but I now have had our daughter living with me for the last 5 years and need to have her pay child support.
answered on Feb 3, 2017
Motion to modify c.s. and file it asap. The law is more favorable before it changes on july 1.
Q: When asking for spousal support what are the qualifications? Who can get it and who can't get it.
answered on Jan 30, 2017
Spousal support is the term used for what used to be called maintenance of alimony. If a person is married and going through a divorce, there are guidelines for the court to follow re whether someone is entitled to spousal support. I would suggest that you sit down with an attorney to discuss the... View More
Does the judge take that into consideration when figuring out how much I need to pay for child support?
answered on Jan 27, 2017
Yes, usually we average your annual net income from the previous year and child support is based on that.
in our papers it has he has to if he has a job that offers insurance. he is self employed and his business is fully insured. does he have to have insurance on our daughter?
He recently filed since I wouldn't send him $25 for plastic bedbug covers for my daughter's bed. I felt that isn't my responsibility since I am not the one that lives there. So I want to know do I have to worry about paying support since I am unable to work and only receive child... View More
I plan on moving to another state with my child, which lives with me year round,I notified the father and he is fine with it. What action would I have to take to keep recieving the child support other than change of address? Me and him was never married nor lived together.
answered on Jan 6, 2017
Make sure you file an agreement with the court that he signs letting you move out of state. Changing the address is the other thing you need to do.
answered on Jan 6, 2017
It depends on what the court order states regarding use of the tax exemption. Even if the order gives him the exemption, you may want to go to court over it if he has not been keeping up with his child support obligations.
My wife has been giving her ex half her child support back every month for over a year because he has told her if she dosnt he will take her to court and take her three kids away from her. She no longer wants to give this money back to him. What should we do ? We live in illinois. He has been... View More
answered on Jan 2, 2017
The court order should be followed eegarding parenting time and child support. However, given that there is a new status quo, she should speak withsancattorney prior to changing it.
since both parents work yet the father make more than double the wife
answered on Dec 24, 2016
Child care can be provided for separately in a child support order.
Her about going to court to remove tge child support she treated to take him from me. She did take him twice. Now my drivers license is suspended. Im being told I still have to pay even though I have records of hom being in school etc... we lived over 50 miles away. I should not have to pay her.... View More
answered on Dec 20, 2016
You did not go back to court so you owe the money. You will have to make an agreement with the child support people re your license.
answered on Dec 12, 2016
Generally speaking, c.s. cases can be nrought at any time with a change in income ir other circumstances.
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