Family lawyer please help?
815821
If you have a lawyer, you should consult with him or her. What your chances are will depend on a number of things, including what state you're in and what judge you have.
935556
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.
306835
From what it sounds like yeah you defenitely have a case. i think just threatening them that you'll go to court with it might work. if not try getting free lawyer advice.\nhttp://www.prepaidlegal.com/ check ut this site. It's cheap and my family uses their services. they've been quite good so far
1113112
I am sorry that I cannot respond to your question, however, you should speak to a lawyer in your area about this issue.
531582
Wow, I am really sorry this happened. Your best bet is to get a better lawyer. Good luck!
624017
if cost is an issue, it will always be cheaper to go to a mediator.  also he/she should call the local courthouse where they are going to file.  there will be a family law facilitator who can assist him/her with questions and in filling out the paper work.  they wont appear in court for you, but will walk you throuh the process step by step.  and its FREE!
148657
you should consult an attorney
1065871
Consult your lawyer!!!!!
555998
Go talk to an attorney and get some advice.
12215
yeah i would say you would know by now, you should call her lawyer or retain one yourself, It is better if you get one, more communication can be done between them.
194829
You're basically out of luck if you want someone who will bill based on the outcome. It is a violation of the canon of ethics for an attorney to work on a contingency basis on any family law matter.\nCall attorneys that offer free consultations and ask at consultation if they can defer payment or accept installments.\nGood luck.
784825
You need to get in contact with a lawyer.
713852
I am not a Lawyer, but please go to the Phone book and look up  the number for Legal Assistance for your Mom. I hope this will work for you, good Luck.
155931
This sounds like a terrible story, but is there a question in it somewhere?\n\nEDIT: Okay, let's try to figure out what the question is.  Are you trying to figure out how you can get your daughter back from your ex-husband?  If that's it, you really ought to talk to a lawyer...maybe you can find a decent one through the Bar Association that will do some pro bono work.  If you just aren't interested in working with lawyers, and you really want to involve this group in something as personal as this, you're going to have to post more details...and more *relevant* details (stick to the facts, ma'am).\n\nIf you want better answers, ask better questions and include more of the important details.  Things people might want to know are these:\n\nAre there any court orders right now?\n\nWhat state do you live in?\n\nWhy did your ex take your child, or at least why do you think he did or what did he tell you?\n\nHave there been any allegations of improper parenting on either side?  Any mental health issues on either side?  Drug use?  \n\nIf I'm guessing correctly at what you want to know, I just don't think you're going to be able to get the answers you need in this forum.
807107
You need to see an Attorney just as quickly as possible!\n\nThere is way too much information that you are leaving out of your question!
157315
Any local attorney will be willing to give you a free consultation and can help you to find an afforable attorney and even work with you to get affordable payments. Good luck. If he took your kids to Florida without your permission then you should press kidnapping charges against him.
1080218
My advice would be to contact a family law attorney since there are so many legalities involved, and they can help with the best wording to make sure your parents wishes are carried out.