My 8 y/o son was abandoned by his mother and now lives with me .. after enrolling him in school today I realized that nothing was done in court for this change so I am still on the hook for child support. How do I go about getting these payments to stop since i have him living with me now?
2006-11-20 02:52:18 · 9 answers · asked by Kahlil G 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
It depends on the state. You'll have to find out your state's guidelines for such matters, but in Florida you have to file a motion with the Clerk of Court (I think) and get a hearing date. Call the agency responsible for collecting the Child Support and they should be able to tell you what to do next. You shouldn't need a lawyer.
2006-11-20 02:59:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only way to do this is back in court. Of course you can do this without a lawyer if you are worried about having the money for that. You need to go into court, showing that he is living with you and that you have physical residence and therefore should not be paying child support. In fact and you can request this, she should be paying you now. Abandoned or not, it is her child, and she has to help support him.
2006-11-20 02:55:32 · answer #2 · answered by Elvira 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Contact a lawyer and file for full custody since you have the child. Keep accurate documentation on everything you do while having the child. This will help you and keep her from trying to dispute you having the child. Do this a quickly as possible because the child support is owed to her till the day you file.
2006-11-20 03:01:21 · answer #3 · answered by rottn30 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to mention this to the judge who handled your child support payment sentence. Let him know that you now have the child becuz of the abandonment of his mother. Have the child also there with you. Proof is the best thing.
This is the only thing i could think of.
2006-11-20 02:57:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to go to the courts and petition a review of your child support case. They will acknowledge that you have full custody of your son and you will get a refund, if one is due.
2006-11-20 02:58:02 · answer #5 · answered by www.treasuretrooper.com/186861 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to contact your local Child Support office and let them know of the change in your son's living situation. They will let you know what steps you have to take.
2006-11-20 02:57:30 · answer #6 · answered by jacksonpappyswoman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
tell support enforcement that the child is living with you, this should stop the payments.
file for custody of your child in your state. safety precaution.
2006-11-20 02:57:10 · answer #7 · answered by nwnativeprincess 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to court and get your custody of him legalized and payments will stop and she will have to pay you now.
2006-11-20 02:55:50 · answer #8 · answered by sedatealluhate 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You'll have to go to an attorney to get it done. Presumably, since you are divorced, I'm guessing you had an attorney help you then, right? Go back to them on it.
2006-11-20 02:56:40 · answer #9 · answered by kj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋