My wife and I are separated and she has filed a petition for child support. How long will it be before they contact me? and what are the procedures? Louisiana
201700
a fat chunk from ur paycheck is what you will be paying.they should contact u withiin a month of processing her petition.  agree with the former response of u made now u gotta pay for them, i have never received a dime of child support, never asked.....but he never sees or talks to his kid either!! what would u prefer?
411122
Barbara is right. You need to file in the county where the child resides (and has resided for at least 6 months). And, you can only collect child support that dates back to the date you originally filed for support.\n\nYou can pick up the paperwork at your local Family Court office or you can request assistance from D.S.S. They will help you even if you don't qualify for other services.
278813
You need to check with your state of residency.  Some states require couples to be married a minumum amount of time before either party would be eligible for alimony from the other.  You said she WANTS alimony,  which suggests to me that it hasn't been granted just yet.  I hope that you have an attorney,  because from the sounds of it,  you are going to need one.  There are so many factors the law takes into consideration when choosing to grant or not grant alimony.  Does she work?  Was she ever working during the course of the marriage?  By the marriage ending,  is she going to be far worse off financially?  Good luck  (and yes,  wanting one's independence but demanding alimony doesn't seem hypocritical in my eyes).....\n\nand BTW,  in response to the second poster's comment,  YES,  there ARE women who pay alimony to men.  Alimony is not child support.  It's spousel support that continues after two people are no longer married.
569309
Do you want contact with your children? Then you need to step up and fight for them. California is pretty fair when it comes to dads. Your children have legal rights to have contact with you. Unless you are found unfit for some reason.  Do you have a court order? You need to find an attorney within the jurisdiction from the lastest court order. Good luck and you really need fight for this. Your kids need to have contact with their father, it may scar them for life you don't want them to think you abandoned them do you?
206674
Need to be court ordered first..then the Feds will make sure you get it! Texas has a very strict childsupport enforcement !!! Your lucky to live there.
406435
She is in contempt of the court's order and can be put in jail for it; however, that will not likely happen.  Contact the clerk of Court where your decree of divorce was entered to have a copy of the file sent to you; any new information, such as phone number, are also required to be reported to the court.  She may have done so  in writing.  You may also be able to just ask the clerk of court for the phone number.   We sometimes give out information like that if it ordered that it be shared between the parents.  You can also open a case with your local child support office, and your caseworker may be able to help you.
517362
Tell her to immediately get on the phone and report that information to child support enforcement without delay!! Also make sure she doesn't mention that she is interested in finding out if the support cvan be garnished from it to the child's father because he may try to hide it or be more secretive. Tell her prior to calling try to find out from him who the insurance compnay is that he sued, that way when she contacts enforcement they will know what insurance agency to contact to put a garnish on it. I know it can be done, because my ex husband was hit by a car as a pedestrian and he was warded money. They took it and because he has such a history of not paying they even took out a year's worth of ADVANCE payments. Hopefully there is still some time before the insurance company pays to allow for enforcement to contact the insurance agency and to allow for them to get the petition to granish over to a judge to get signed. She needs to take advantage of this quickly before he gets that check and cashes it and it's too late for her to lay claim. If for some reason your state doesn't allow support to be garnished from a settlement, which I don't see why not, then she needs to make sure once she knows he has endorsed that check that she stays on enforcement's back of pursuing him to comply with child support...I'm sure if they don't garnish his check, once he cashes it and he has a choice of jail or paying a 5th of his check to support, he'll choose to pay.
97591
What does your court order say? Has he paid you child support? You can try and claim her but it may get rejected you can fight it threw the IRS. My ex hasn't paid child support for almost 5 years and he still claims our son. I called the IRS and they said as long as I had a Court order I could fight it.
614662
He needs to get in contact with the child support agency that his is sending his money to.  And a lawyer,  if he has visitation rights.  Than he has the right to know where his child is and to see them.  The cops are just going to say that they can't do anything unless he has full custody.  Go to the court and talk to the judge that signed the visitation order.  They may be able to help know what he signed and what to do.  He should have never signed something that  he didn't completely understand.  I did that, and the people ended up getting full custody of my son and took off with him,  When they and their lawyers told me over and over that I was signing a temporary custody agreement.  Legal papers are so confusing even to very smart people.  Keep standing behind him and helping your man.  I commend you for being a real woman, and hold on to your hope and strength.  Because it may take time and money that you think that you don't have.  But every thing will work out for you.
72533
Honestly, your best bet is probably to set up an appointment to meet with a divorce lawyer in your state if you want good advice.\n\nIn AR, child support can be based on imputed income.  In other words, it can be based on a parent's ability to earn rather than their actual earnings.
420719
Child support worker here.  Go to your local child support agency (where your order originated) and tell them your ex is in Arkansas and you want them to do an interstate action.  You will need to fill out URESA papers attesting to the amount owed.  There are many ways they will be able to locate him even if you don't have an address.  If he is working TN will ask AR to enforce and send an income withholding. You're correct that if you have a state warrant it is only good in TN--however (depending on the state) if he is far enough behind, request a criminal action be initiated--those warrants are good throughout the US!  Good Luck!
198232
The two things are separate issues. The child support is for the child, not for your ex-wife and it has to be per the existing court order no matter what. Child support can be modified in Family Court. So, if your ex took off with your daughter and you did not know where to send support checks and she was not in touch with you or the court trying to get it, you could possibly have the retroactively modified in Family Court by filing a motion.\n\nYour ex is guilty of kidnapping. The same Family Court Judge can issue a bench warrant for her arrest that the DA has to act on if you file a motion. He is going to ask you why you didn't do this 7 years ago which is a pretty good question. Normally, the warrant in cases like this is satisfied by getting the child back into the state. Arrests are rare. Now, that your daughter is not a minor, probably nothing will be done.\n\nGet an attorney to help you file these things and argue before the judge.
50765
Talk to a lawyer.  You may have a case for child abandonment.  It happened with me.\n\nMy ex-wife left with the guy across the street.  I moved with our daughter (told my wife that we were), she didn't do squat.  Only called for a month or so, then just quit calling.\n\nAfter a year or so, I contacted an atty, and he filed the abandonment paperwork and 3 months later - she has no rights whatsoever.\n\nAfter 13 years, I still haven't heard a word from her.\n\nIt is especially sad that a woman would abandon a child.  she gave birth to it, cared for it and then decided that it was to much for her to deal with.
311232
Child custody battles are far more complicated than filing a form.\n\nYou might try Legal Aid or your local bar association for advice regarding affordable legal representation. You would be ill advised trying to represent yourself in this matter.
656247
First, you shouldn't be late for your son's child support in the first place. second, you are right, child support is like a loan. It would be the same for your home loan, car loan ...any kind of loan, if owe them..you pay them...on time. Don't look at paying on time as a positives, it is an agreement and a responsibility that you need to get in your mind. AND you CAN fix your credit score with some paper work and phone calls.\nYou will get positives for your credit report for loans is because these companies lend you (stranger) their money for your needs. BUT child support is YOU paying for something that YOU made and that is your son. Why do you think you would get credit on your credit report for raising your own kid? AND the reason you will be penalize for late payment is due to your legal agreement  with the other party. You are being penalize because they reported you to the credit unions. (in which case, most won't file report for 1 late payment if you inform them in advance of your difficulties)
618287
The mother would only get child support from the time the case is filed for child support...I know this because I waited eight years to file on my now exboyfriend and could not get back child support, it started from the date I filed, and more than likely it will start from the date she filed...You will need to contact your division of child support enforment or contact juvi-courts in your state and get the process started before the child gets older.   good luck.
212193
The courts will follow the law.  But there are also always exceptions.  There are laws regarding the order of the priority of the obligation to support a child.\n\nDo a google for your state and "child support calculator"  You will get a page that will help you see what the law says.\n\nThere are several things to consider.  \n\nFirst, HAVE A PATERNITY TEST DONE.  It costs about $100 and can save you tons of money if the child isn't yours.\n\nSecond, oddly enough, in the eyes of the court, there is only a small amount of money they have to leave you to support yourself and your family.  You will be able to look at the laws if you do the google I told you about.  Or google for your state and "child support guidelines."  But the standard is that you can expect to pay one weeks take home pay per month in child support.  And that is normal, not excessive in the eyes of the court.\n\nBut you really need a good lawyer.  Not knowing about the child does not remove your obligation, but your situation provides you with some compelling arguments for decreased child support to be ordered.  Plus there is the question, why did the mother wait until now to request child support?\n\nWhen you prepare for court, make sure you have details of your family budget, all your bills, the expenses for your children, etc.  Come up with any paperwork you can.\n\nBut I will warn you, if you have a nice house, nice cars, etc., the court is not going to have much sympathy.  It sounds dumb, because logical people can see that you worked hard to be able to provide your family with nice things and that you didn't budget for the expense of the other child, but in the eyes of the court, that child has a right to a percentage of your money, like it or not.\n\nGood luck.  And as expensive as it may be, get a good lawyer. It may save you tons of money in the long run.