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Judge entered order by wage garnishment. No Wages Garnished. No Federal or State Refunds offset. When I call the system and enter my SS number no case is found. Am I in contempt of an order that wasn’t filed with CSE by the Plaintiff?
answered on Jul 3, 2018
You still have to pay the child support. If the Plaintiff did not set it up, you should have. Simply not being in the system is not an excuse. You need to fix this immediately to protect yourself.
None at this time
answered on Jun 26, 2018
Yes, you can request for child support in the same complaint that you filed." Complaint for custody and Child Support".
answered on Jun 19, 2018
Leverage for what? If you are already separated, she has every right to move on. Unless there is something dangerous about him -- that you can prove -- she can do this.
Had little to no contact for those years and zero contact for 3 years. My step daughter got mad at us, ran away, and found her way to her biological mother somehow. We immediately filed for full custody the next morning. When her mother found out (we filed for an emergency hearing), she took her... View More 
answered on Jun 9, 2018
This is a very complicated matter, and not possible to fully address on this forum. Maryland should retain jurisdiction over the custody issue under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, but you may have to file an action in Michigan to force the return of your husband’s daughter. Consult... View More
I do not want to ask my son for the money nor ask him to sign the CS checks over to me. I told my ex that the checks made payable to my son are considered to be gifts to him. I asked for checks to be payable to me. My ex is refusing my requests. I have represented myself for the last 13 years.... View More
answered on Jun 8, 2018
File a motion to enforce the child support order and to determine the amount of the arrearage, and to reduce the amount to a civil judgment. You may, if you want to, join with that motion a motion to hold your son's father in contempt of the court order that directs him to pay child support.... View More
answered on Jun 3, 2018
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To another property without me and the children? He wants to separate but what does that mean for me and the kids?
answered on Jun 1, 2018
Yes but if he does that you will have 30 days to go to court and ask for support
He works for the company and feel like its his apartment but both our names are on the lease. Can I file for spousal support if I make more than him?
answered on Jun 1, 2018
If your name is on the lease, you have a right to remain. However, if the company provides the apartment as a benefit of employment, they may want the apartment back if you divorce. You will be given a reasonable period of time to move.
Alimony is based on your ability to be... View More
And living together until 2015? He was supporting them and taking care of his kids, and she just filed in December 2017. Does it go back to when she filed?
answered on May 24, 2018
In Maryland, child support ends when the child reaches 18 years of age. The Court may enter an Order that includes arrears back to the date of filing, not the date of separation. Your boyfriend will be required to pay those arrears in full, even after the child turns 18.
He has been paying for 5 years . Recently the biological child father contacted him and said that's my child and I want to step up. He is in regular contact with him.what steps can he take to get this off him. They denied him a paternity test because he signed the birth certificate , but the... View More
answered on May 23, 2018
In Maryland, at the time of birth, or shortly thereafter, the alleged father may sign a form called an Affidavit of Parentage attesting to being the father of the child in question. This document may be rescinded within 60 days after the last party signed by executing a Rescission Form for... View More
graduates from high school. His dad stopped paying support and our son is still in school for 3 more months. What can I do to continue the support outside of the Child Support Agency.
answered on Apr 23, 2018
You can take him to court for contempt. Child support should continue collecting through. If he fails to pay, the arrears will accumulate.
Father of the youngest adopted oldest child and pays minimal court-ordered support for both, but neither father has any physical involvement in their lives. Out of state locations of both fathers is known. When we divorce am I liable to pay child support for either child? I did not adopt them.
answered on Apr 9, 2018
No. You are neither the biological father nor the adoptive father. They are stepchildren, for whom you have no legal obligation to support.
He has no bank account it is simply the business account but he uses it for both business and self. He says he will hide the truth about what he makes because he does not want to pay any support
answered on Mar 21, 2018
Lawyers know how to conduct discovery to get at this information. One way is to subpoena all his bank and credit card records, and force him to produce all his payments and invoices for monthly expenditures (rent, mortgage, utilities, cell phone, gas, car payments, auto insurance, etc.). If he pays... View More
My daughter's father filed for sole custody a little over 2 years ago. The judge actually awarded me primary physical custody and we have joint legal. Right after the trial my ex disappeared, claiming he would be out of town for work. He has not attempted to contact or see my daughter since... View More
answered on Mar 21, 2018
Hire a lawyer to file a petition to modify custody. Provide your factual basis for the request in the petition, which I assume will include the fact that the father has not exercised visitation in years and doesn’t know your child anymore and your child’s changing needs require you to be able... View More
answered on Mar 21, 2018
Unless another person legally adopts your child as their own along with the other custodial parent (typically requires your consent), then the child support obligation remains. Parents cannot, by agreement or otherwise, terminate their legal liability to support their child.
He hasn't filed his taxes since 2001 (when I received his returns for back support) & the State of MD have always been hard to work with in regards to giving work information for collection. Can I sue the state? What can I do to collect this money?
answered on Mar 20, 2018
The State periodically applies to the court to have the arrearages reduced to judgment. Judgments last 12 years, and can be renewed an additional 12 years if done so before the expiration of the initial 12 year period. You should review the case history to determine the last time there was a... View More
There is a current child support order but the non custodial parent applied for child support modification due to the new custody order that grants the mother sole , legal and physical custody. He does not wish to see the children.
answered on Mar 18, 2018
Exercising visitation or not, and not having legal or physical custody, does not excuse a patent’s obligation to support their child. Both parents are required to provide financial support for their child. The noncustodial patent cannot avoid their obligation by not seeing their child.
My child support was transferred to va already as well
answered on Mar 1, 2018
If you have established residency there long enough to qualify for jurisdiction in VA (typically 6 months), you can modify the child support and custody/visitation order in VA.
My ex-husband and I live in Maryland now, but in 2010 we were West Virginia residents and divorced. At that time, our child was 10 and a child support order was entered. The order did not contain any provisions for college.
Our child will be 18 later this year and the child support will... View More
answered on Feb 28, 2018
In Maryland, child support ends at age 18 or the child graduates from high school, whichever is later. It will not be extended to pay for college in Maryland. A court in Maryland will only enforce an order to the extent of Maryland law. If West Virginia provides for college expenses it is... View More
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