I filed for child support against my father last Feb.(2006). We finally had court in Nov. and he was ordered to pay support and provide health insurance by the 30 of Dec. Nothing happened and he was held in contempt of court. Somehow he was able to get the judge to keep setting back the dates to hold him in contempt of court until sometime in June07. When that hearing finally took place he(my father) requested another judge b/c the current one was my lawyer previously. We were granted another judge and to his(my father's) disliking we were finally set for a hearing to hold him in contempt. This was about the 2nd of July. He was ordered to pay me and my attorney by the 31st of July or he would be arrested. And he also was given 14 days to protest the hearing. It is now July the 17th and the judge has not even made out the order. This has been going on for over a year now, and college starts back up in less than a month. Please give me some advice on how to get things going along faster
2007-07-17 11:34:35 · 5 answers · asked by bhs 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Your attorney should be handling this for you. You shouldn't have to do anything. Ask your attorney for options, and if he refuses to act, consider consulting a different attorney.
2007-07-17 12:02:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Association of Counties can be notified as well as the Governor and Attorney General. Also try your State Senator and if all fails contact the local newspaper.
2007-07-17 18:47:10 · answer #2 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is your attorney's job to make this go as quickly as possible. Call your attorney DAILY and ask him/her what is going on. Let him/her know this is a priority of yours and should be his as well. Your attorney can indeed speed this up.
2007-07-17 19:10:39 · answer #3 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would talk to the county Sheriff, that is the highest position in the land, even over the governor, get him to do his job and enforce the order, at least you can sue him if he doesn't do his sworn oath to uphold the law!
2007-07-17 18:42:11 · answer #4 · answered by samhillesq 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Welcome to the REAL world of family law!
2007-07-17 18:46:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋