You would have to submit a motion to the court. Contact an attorney for a free consultation that assists with PRO-SE, in court with no lawyer.

Child support in Indiana terminates at age 19. You do not need a court order to terminate support at age 19. However, if your support is being paid by wage withholding; you may need an order to terminate the withholding order. Also, if your support was not current as of the date your child... View More

If the current court order is that you carry insurance, then your ex cannot force you to change insurance. He would need to file a motion to modify the current order with the court and would have the burden of proving why the modification is necessary.

Child support terminates at age 19. Child support may be adjusted if your child is attending college and not living at home prior to turning 19. Child support for college students is based on number of weeks the child spends at home. The court can order parents to contribute to college expenses... View More

I am assuming from your question that there are no orders in place regarding custody, parenting or support. You cannot be "forced" to pay support until a child order is put into place. However, you may be under an obligation to pay support prior to entry of an order by the court. If... View More

I assume you are asking how to start the divorce process. My suggestion is schedule a consultation with a family law attorney located in your area. During a divorce consultation, you should learn the basic process for filing divorce as well as what steps you may take to finalize it.... View More

If you do not fully understand the papers that were presented to you, then I recommend contacting a family law attorney to review them and explain them to you. If you do not necessarily want to retain an attorney to represent you throughout the entire process, it may still be worth your time to... View More

Without more details, I'm merely guessing based upon your question that your income withholding order was issued by a IVD County child support agency. If this is the case, it would be a good idea to call that office regarding the income withholding order. They should be able to inform you if... View More

There are quite a few details missing here which makes it difficult to truly answer your question. However, if you have 2 court orders out of 2 different counties, it is entirely possible that you're paying child support arrearages through 2 different counties.

You are almost never going to be able to get out of paying child support. That said, if your ex spouse is now married again her new income could be factored in to how much you have to pay for child support. Any modification of your child support is going to require a court order of the child... View More

Your child custody agreement is going to govern whether or not you are obligated to pay. Clearly you do not believe that an optional band trip to Disney is an educational expense. However, if it is through a school program, chances are high that it is. If you do not believe this to be the case... View More

Technically, yes. Your new wife's income can affect the amount of child support you pay because you will now have more income available to you. That said, in determining your child support obligation the court also has to weigh any other children you have an obligation to support against the... View More

You are in a very serious situation here. Your number one priority should be protecting your child if there are instances of abuse or neglect. Report the father to Child Protective Services now. If the father does not have visitation rights now or any sort of court ordered custody, you are under no... View More

Based on the limited information you have available here, it is always better to show up for a court date than to skip it. If nothing else you can show up and present to the court proof of your payment and have the matter dismissed or have the record updated to show you have fulfilled your... View More

Getting payment for college through child support is a very fact specific request. In some cases, the non-custodial parent will be ordered to pay for a child's college expenses and other times not.

However, if no child support has been entered, the bigger issue is that the child has... View More

You pay the amount that the court orders, not the amount that your ex-wife thinks she should be getting. If you get a court order informing you that you now pay a different amount, pay that amount.

Based on what you are asking has paternity been established by court order or by a paternity affidavit from the hospital? Furthermore, visitation is not tied to child support. This means that you can't be kept from seeing your child if you are in the arrears, but yes back child support can be... View More

No, you do not need to be working in order to receive child support. The support is for your child, not you.

No, you cannot unilaterally change your child custody arrangement or visitation schedule. If the father is not paying your option is to go to court and have the court enforce the child support payments. You can also ask the court to change child custody agreement.

The answer should be no. The benefits your children are receiving are for themselves. They're not some sort of inheritance from your husband's estate that the state can lay claim to.