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Hearing? what will they do?
The state is taking my ex husband to court for owing 20,000.00 in arrears. (back owed child support) Mind you, 800.00 of it is all interest. He has not paid anything for 2 years. How will this session go? It's an order to show cause and intervention.

He also filed for a motion to MODIFY CHILD SUPPORT "after" he was told he was being told to go to court by them because he owes lots of money and i think he is now scared. but I have yet to get that motion "I do know he filed it though" It's been a month since he filed and hasn't served me yet.

How will the court session go with the hearing officer? Will he be thrown in jail for not paying and set his bail at 20,000?

2007-10-24 05:10:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government Law & Ethics

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States hate dead beat dads. If he owes $20,000 he is a dead beat. Having someone in my family go through a similar situation, owing $8000 in back child support. They will give him the opportunity that day to make restitution to the money owed. If he can't pay a significant portion of the $20,000, if not the entire amount, he may be looking at jail time. Especially if you are receiving any type of assistance from the state, i.e. cheaper housing, food stamps etc.

Child support is supposed to keep you from having to use state services. If his delinquency in paying you is forcing you to take help from the state, then they will get their payback from him with jail time.

Even if he is granted a modification of child support, he is still responsible for what he hasn't paid to date. They won't pro-rate what he already owes, just what he owes once the modification is accepted.

2007-10-24 05:25:15 · answer #1 · answered by bambam919201 2 · 1 0

I am not sure that they will actually throw him in jail but that may depend upon the court and where this is but once it is ruled that he does owe it, they can take his tax returns, and if he does have the money but simply has not paid it, they could probably put him in jail for contempt of court for not having paid it and keep him there until it is paid.

2007-10-24 12:22:40 · answer #2 · answered by Al B 7 · 1 0

MOst likely if its his first offense he will jus have to pay it. If he cant pay it thats when they move on to further punishment.

2007-10-24 12:18:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

alot of it could depend on what state you are in. he could very well go to jail.

2007-10-24 12:17:57 · answer #4 · answered by bigbearduff 2 · 1 0

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