2007-10-23 09:49:58 · 14 answers · asked by Susan 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
you know what honnie i wish i knew to be honest with you they cant really do anything ... the most you can do is just b*tch about it .. atleast thats all i can do ... they can put him him jail for contempt but you still aint gonna see no money ..
I have been going to court and going to court talking with case workers regularly still no improvement if the non costodial parent isnt working and he isnt paying support then basically the law wont do anything but take his drivers license put him in jail or take his tax's ... they are really not a whole lotta help ....
2007-10-23 09:59:21 · answer #1 · answered by Mama To 2 Onry Girls 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are ways. You need to contact the child support enforcement officer for the state you live in. They have to allow the other parent to keep enough income to live on, but many states will take up to 50% of the non-custodial parent's income to pay for child support, whether that income comes from Welfare or unemployment or a paid job. The best thing to do is to try to find out if the other parent is working under the table and not reporting income or if has other income sources & then reporting it to the enforcement officer. That officer will take whatever action necessary to get the money. Beyond that, if the person is unemployed & has no source of income & is truly struggling financially, then there isn't a whole heck of a lot you can do. Some states will seize assets however to pay for child support, so you might want to make sure you keep in touch with the child support enforcement officer, as each state has their own rules & takes their own set of actions against the non-paying parent.
2007-10-23 17:05:56 · answer #2 · answered by Chimichanga to go please!! 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Go to your lawyer and file a petition for citation of contempt. It will go to Chancery court and you will have the option to "hear it on the other side"- mediation. Or you can let a judge hear it. Either way, if there is an order in place for you to receive child support from the other parent and he/she is not paying it- they are in contempt and something will be done about it- they will either be ordered to pay you back pay and to start making payments or they will be thrown in jail.
There will be another hearing date set for after all the payments for the back pay should have been received. If the other parent has paid the back pay then it will be dismissed, if they haven't then it will be up to the judge what to do with him/her.
Good luck, don't you just love ex's?!?
2007-10-23 17:06:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The court has a minimum amout. EVERYONE has the ability to do some type of work (they just choose not to) This is why the courts had to adopt the minimum amout issue. Even if the other parent is not working,.......they will have to pay every month or they will be jailed until they do,the court will also suspend driving priviledges. Thats a GREAT tool for collecting monies owed. GOOD LUCK! Rob in Pa.
2007-10-23 16:56:22 · answer #4 · answered by renume 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can't get anything from him if he is not working but you can perhaps get some help from DSS and you can watch if he has visitation to see signs that he is working somewhere. If you have a decree that he is supposed to be paying child support they will keep track of that and he will have to pay it back eventually. If you don't have the decree there is no sense getting it until he goes back to work because that is based upon income. There is also the chance that if he is not working is due to drugs or alcohol, you can end his visitation rights until he gets out of that rut and gets a job.
2007-10-23 17:07:01 · answer #5 · answered by Al B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is difficult - you need to keep up with your case worker. Any changes - new address, cell phone etc. Let them know. Also, if you ever get a personal check - let case worker know they can freeze accounts.
Also, the amount of child support keeps adding up as long as you go through your case work and have child support set an amount. This was if he gets a job they can take out of wages, tax returns, etc. They can even stop from getting licenses renewed.
Good Luck
2007-10-23 16:58:47 · answer #6 · answered by longhairguypa2003 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you end up going to court, the judge will order him to get a job, or be held in contempt of court. It's not to say that it is infallible and he will actually get a job, but the court will have done their part.
My parents told me a long time ago when I was in your situation, that you cannot squeeze blood from a turnip. Best to find a job and raise your children to the best of your abilities, enlist help whenever possible, and when the checks do come, look at them as surplus.
2007-10-23 16:57:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Contact your local State Attorney General Office..they can properly assist you and MAKE him get a job or put his butt in jail.
2007-10-23 17:04:53 · answer #8 · answered by sunbun 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you don't. Keep fighting until they throw the person in jail. Just a little wake up call.
2007-10-23 16:58:44 · answer #9 · answered by diablo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can have the persons unemployment check garnished! But if he no income though, you can't get any money!
2007-10-23 17:05:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋