Child support what to do?

Question

Im a single mom with two boys ages 6 and 11, My kids father refuses to pay child support and uses every excuse in the book not to pay, My opinion there is no excuse. He demands to see the kids but I feel if he isint taken care of them he shouldnt see them. Ive been through the court system and Fl laws suck they dont enforce it like they should, Is there any other routs I can take to collect or get him locked up, If I didnt pay for my children or provide for them guess what not only are my kids gonna get takin away but Im gonna sit in jail, so why should it be diffrent for him?

Answer 1

Florida has a very effective child support enforcement program. However, it is sometimes administered indifferently according to the county where you live.

If your ex owes more than $5,000 in back support, you can:

1. Have his passport taken away - or blocked so that he won't get one when he wants to travel.

2. Have him arrested and brought before court on criminal charges. If the amount he is behind is relatively small, he will be forced to make payment arrangements and kept under watch - if he owes a LOT he will go to jail.

3. Have his child support deducted from his pay check. The state will not only collect the amount ordered by the courts, but also an additional amount, up to 45% of his total pay before taxes, to make up the back support due to you. The state also add interest at 10% to what he owes you.

There is a fellow in Tallahassee by the name of Tommy Thompson who is the top official in the state for child support enforcement. He's hard to find, but if you start at www.myflorida.com, you can hunt him down.

But first you need to go to the Department of Children and Families in the county where you live and call upon the child support enforcement people. There you are able to file a formal request for help in child support collection and enforcement. Make sure you take along copies of the court orders requiring payment of the support. Take along a record of how much HAS been paid in child support since the order was issued. You can hand-write that; even if you must use your memory unaided to remember, make sure you do your best.

Then write down how many months there has been no child support.

If possible, also take along any records or notes that give the father's full name, permanent address, phone number, social security number, date of birth, driver's license or vehicle tag number if you have them, and place of employment - including his job title, his supervisor's name, and the address of the company. If he is self-employed or works as an "independent contractor," the DCF staff will help you figure out how to attach his earnings to pay support. (Especially if he is self-employed, take along a copy of one of his checks - or anything you can learn about his bank accounts.)

Being prepared and organized when you arrive to make your claim for help will make a very, very big difference in how the claim is handled.

Paying child support is not supposed to make any difference in seeing the kids. The children need both parents, it is important for them in ways apart from finances. The law does not allow you to forbid visitation regardless of the status of support payments.

But the law can be a very imposing tool for collecting support, if you take advantage of the opportunity.

Answer 2

Does he pay his child support through family court? If not, you will have to file a petition with the court regarding non-payment of child support. You will have to go to court and explain your story to the judge.

If he pays through family court, all you need to do is call and bother family court regularly. They will serve him with papers to come to court and all you have to do is show up. Family court will have a record of his arrears, etc.

You can try to contact your local DSS or DHS and talk to their child support enforcement people. In my state they will handle all the legalities of taking him to court, collecting, and throwing him in jail.

Unfortunately, you cannot keep your children from him because he is not paying support. Not to mention its not good for the kids. But family court will tell you that he still has a right to see the kids. (I know its screwed up)

I look through all the FL info.

http://sun6.dms.state.fl.us/dor/childsupport/

Start there.

Answer 3

You can take him to court for not paying chile support. Call your Social Security woker and tell her about first. if no money comes in take hime to court.

Answer 4

file a complaint with DHS follow that up with a complaint to you local district attorney's office