2006-11-17 09:14:14 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
No but you can go through social services to have it mandated and they will track him through his social security number and take it from him directly before he can even cash the check. The laws are pretty strict about this stuff and they will make him pay. They take away licenses and attach bank accounts, etc. They don't mess around.
2006-11-17 09:16:15 · answer #1 · answered by dribble 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think sue is the wrong term for it, but yes, it can be done. If the father of the child is not supporting the child then the mother has the right to take it to court and have child support mandated. If there has been a mandate put into place, the court system will find the father and garnish his wages for the child support, plus any back child support that is owed the mother. They can even mandate that the father carry the health insurance on the child/children. This not only holds true for a dead-beat dad, it will also hold true for a dead-beat mother.
2006-11-17 09:19:14 · answer #2 · answered by cowboys21angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you have to do is have him declared in contempt of a court order. You can go through the D.A's office or the child support division of your state, and they will take it out of his paychecks and back support from his tax returns, regardless of any family and children he has had since.
This is different than a small claims court issue, though if the children are over the age of eighteen you would then have to go to court in order to alter the order to reflect the adult age of the children. Just because they turn eighteen does not release him from his responsibilities, but in some states the method of collecting changes.
I strongly suggest you begin at your local State Child Support Enforcment Offices or the D.A's office. In my old state we had to go through the D.A's office. Now they have an entire department for child support issues, but it is still considered a District Attorney issue as it is the D.A who has to inforce the orders, and it is only the D.A. who can set charges against Dead Beat Dad's.
Don't wait any longer to collect what he owes his children. They are going to need money for college or other form of higher education like trade school, etc. Life is too difficult with only a highschool education, that only provides a poverty level life style and that is just too depressing to contemplate for our children's futures. Get on the ball and start looking online for information in your state about this issue. Go to your county's legal departments and start researching. You can do a lot of the work right from your own home, get to the paperwork and print it right at home along with instructions on how to fill it out and how to file it at court.
Good luck and don't get discouraged. It will be well worth all your time. Thank goodness for the computer and internet! I have used it extensively to get court proceedings done or initiated in my home state. I wish you the best day possible and much happiness always.
2006-11-17 09:29:37 · answer #3 · answered by Serenity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can definitely take him to court to request child support. But don't expect to get any amount due from the past unless you already have a court order in place.
2006-11-17 09:18:53 · answer #4 · answered by sassybree1979 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, my best friend did,and he had to continue to pay child support, AND pay her everything from the past. Since he proved that he wasn't responsible enough to do it on his own, they just started taking it out of his checks. That way she wouldn't have to deal with him anymore.
2006-11-17 09:19:42 · answer #5 · answered by doodlebugg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, or better yet, the state can. Especially if the custodial parent is getting aid for the children. Deadbeat dads are absolutely the worst. They want to be there for the making, but not the raising.
2006-11-17 09:18:36 · answer #6 · answered by Baby'sMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it that y'all have been separated for four years or did y'all recently get separated and you just want him to pay you four years of child support please be more specific.But back to the question you can divorce him and sue him for child support, spouses support, and alimony.
2006-11-17 09:52:58 · answer #7 · answered by Big Momma KI 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your local friend of the court office.If your husband work ,let them know the name and address and even phone number of the employer.
2006-11-17 09:33:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but if you take this problem to the court that set it up in the first place, they'll get the money for you by taking it out of his a**!!!!
2006-11-17 09:18:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there hasn't been a court order of support you can't.
2006-11-17 18:23:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋