Currently my wages are not being garnished but I think that in the future they might be. I don't want to tell her but she says she has a right to know.
2007-11-02 16:47:36 · 18 answers · asked by Scott M 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If you don't tell her then she might hire a PI to find out.
Glad to hear you're paying for your children. Good job!
2007-11-02 16:50:53 · answer #1 · answered by Mdme. Mango Keeps it Real 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not completely sure on if she has the right to know specifically who your employer is, unless you are not properly paying child support. The only reason they are likely to garnish your wages in the first place is if you are not paying it as you should.
No matter what you do changing jobs, though, she DOES have the right to know about any significant changes in your earnings. If you are making much less than you do now, you would ( I believe ) be entitled to pay less than you currently do. Likewise, if you start to make much more than your do now, you would definitely be required to pay more.
I obviously don't know your circumstances, but unless you're one of the people being screwballed by the system, shouldn't you want to pay for what your children need?
2007-11-02 16:54:38 · answer #2 · answered by emily_brown18 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As long as you keep paying there should be no need for your wages to be garnished, but if they does happen I'm pretty sure you're required to let the court know where you work- they probably have ways of finding out whether you want them to or not, so why not just be honest?
2007-11-02 16:52:34 · answer #3 · answered by 1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to tell her. If it comes to the point that your wages are going to be garnished, then all her lawyer has to do is get the info from SS. Yes your employer is public knowledge and anyone can find who it is. I know I am being garnished right now and I didn't tell anyone of my new job
2007-11-02 16:52:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You don't have to tell her. You are doing the right thing already by paying her.
You do have to inform the Agency of any more income you get because a % is going towards the child. If you make less same thing but the opposite, you pay less.
2007-11-02 16:56:32 · answer #5 · answered by I Speak the Truth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably have no obligation to tell her. So long as you make your child support payments in full and right on time, she probably won't push the issue.
But if she does and gets the state involved in the collection, you will end up with a wage assignment order and might have the obligation to report future changes to the child support agency.
2007-11-02 16:52:35 · answer #6 · answered by raichasays 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look at the law in your state.
If you are making more income than you were before and she finds out a year or two from now, she can seek a court order not only for upward modification of child support, but she can also seek back child support.
Failure to pay can land you in prison.
2007-11-02 17:44:16 · answer #7 · answered by http://www.wrightlawnv.com 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you are paying she shouldn't have to know, but the child support office will need to know.
Wage garnishment is actually much easier and less "dangerous" because you can prove all payments.
2007-11-02 16:51:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why would you not want to tell her? Not man enough to support your own children? Yeah, you need to have her and the Child Support Agency know so your children get the money.
2007-11-02 16:51:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes. You also need to inform the child support agency in your county/state
in many states it is the LAW that child support be garnisheed. If you don't follow the law, you can lose your drivers license
2007-11-02 16:51:16 · answer #10 · answered by Ruth C 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋