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Child Support
Get help here on any issues around payment and non-payment of child support. Custody and visitation rights issues are legally separate from support and have their own topic. Be advised that many answers here apply only to the United States and may not apply anywhere else.
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You are still a child you want to become a herpetologist when you grew up What must you do?
you must be comfortable with all reptilesAND all amphibians you need to research about what you'll mainly and what the last thing you'd ever think of studying then you need to focus mainly on math science and LA then you do honors biology then go to a college that will teach herpetology finally the most important thing is location don't go to Canada or Alaska and avoid places that are cold most of the time Florida or other warm states or places where hepetologists are needed then you have what it takes to be a herpetologist
What interest groups support Welfare?
1) persons receiving public assistance; 2) State and Federal employees and others who receive compensation for administering public assistance; 3) those who believe that meeting the needs of indigent persons is a legitimate and necessary government function.
If i am Behind and been served on child support what will happen in court?
Steven H. Gifis, in his book "LAW DICTIONARY", defines "contempt of court" as "an act or omission tending to obstruct or interfere with the orderly administration of justice, or to impair the dignity of the court or respect for its authority. There are two kinds, direct and constructive." (249 S. 2d 127, 128)
"DIRECT CONTEMPT openly and in the presence of the court, resists the power of the court, 102 A. 400, 406. CONSTRUCTIVE CONTEMPT results from matters outside the court, such as failure to comply with orders." (114 P. 257, 258)
"Another classification differentiates between civil and criminal contempt. CIVIL CONTEMPT consists of failure to do something which is ordered by the court for the benefit of another party to the proceedings (sometimes called RELIEF TO LITIGANTS), while CRIMINAL CONTEMPT are acts in disrespect of the courts or its processes which obstruct the administration of justice." (199 S.W. 2d 613,614)
"The penalty for civil contempt is usually payment of a fine, or imprisonment for an indefinite period of time until the party in contempt agrees to perform his legal obligation, "unless the imprisonment clearly fails to act as coercion and merely to punish" (64 NJ 257). The penalty for criminal contempt is a fine or imprisonment for a specified period of time, intended as punishment which must be tried by jury if post-conviction contempt proceedings impose sentences exceeding an aggregate of six months." (94 S Ct. 2687)
Comment: If a father is unemployed AND ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR WORK, and if that father is imprisoned on contempt of court for non-payment of child support, then the sentencing Judge has done NOTHING to alleviate the father's inability to pay. Instead, the Judge has aggravated the situation by denying the father the ability to seek employment. If the judge is not a part of the solution, he is a part of the problem.
In the contempt hearings for non-support, an unemployed Obligor (non-custodial parent, usually the father), must be able to show that:
1. He is and has been unemployed for some time.
2. He has been looking for work, but has none. Proof of filing for and/or collection of unemployment insurance is advisable.
3. Proof of inability to borrow money from:
....(1) Relatives (three) - advisable to have it in writing;
....(2) Friends (three) - also in writing;
....(3) Commercial Lending Institutions (three) - in writing;
....(4) Proof of indigence - cannot sell any non-essential items.
.........Cars (transportation) are essential.
.........Tools of your trade are essential.
If you go to court without an attorney and the Court (Judge) asks if you are ready... it is prudent for you to answer NO, and that you cannot afford an attorney. If asked further, hold your ground. In two recent appellate decisions, it has been ruled that INDIGENTS are entitled to court appointed attorneys, when the outcome of a ruling would result in incarceration (i.e., jail-time). Sometimes the courts can be "tricky" and intimidating in their questions. Hold your ground, but come prepared with WRITTEN evidence.
If you are behind, due to previous unemployment, develop a game plan to repay the arrears. Also go through the same steps of not being able to borrow money or sell non-essentials for cash. Remember, it costs the county over $100 per day to house in civil contempt in the county jail. If you have a game plan to repay the arrears, and can show a common sense reason for the back child support, most courts will not put a father in jail, even if they find him in contempt. If found in contempt, they will usually substitute PROBATION for a period of time, and this will be dependent upon following the game plan adopted by the court on making up the arrears. If probation is violated- its GO TO JAIL, DO NOT PASS GO, DO NOT COLLECT $200!!!
Many of us are experiencing the squeeze of today's economic climate. We live in a society based on money - "you either have it or you don't". HOWEVER, if you married in good faith, worked hard at being a good spouse and parent - then had the courts step in and say "unless you spend ALL you can get on a lawyer to protect your Parental Rights, we are going to take them away from you", it makes it very difficult to be proud of paying all your bills on time WHILE YOU ARE LOSING YOUR CHILD IN THE PROCESS.
Most bill paying processes today are computerized. There are elaborate programs that detail your personal credit activity according to data entries from thousands of possible sources. If errors or misinterpretations are made on those out of ordinary problems (such as Family Court Rulings), the system responds only to those making entries.
The creditors definitely have the upper hand in understanding this system, but you do have some leverage. There are laws that attempt to equalize this situation; Fair Credit Billing Act, Federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Federal Consumer Credit Protection Agency are a few. These statutory laws and their case law rulings are recorded in the law library. The best way to protect your rights is to FIRST learn what they are.
You can go to any of the Credit Reportingcompanies to obtain a copy of your credit record. You can get an interpretation of it's meaning, AND you can have your reply of any dispute be part of the record. Act quickly and firmly to protect your credit record in these difficult times so you may enjoy the fruits of your labor with your children.
There are various sources of obtaining help (some are free) to formulate a budget and provide assistance to you as an alternative to bankruptcy or other legal action from creditors.
See related link for modifying child support, current and retroactive on arrears.
What happens when child support judgment exceeds income?
You should go back to the judge and inform them you can not pay your rent or buy food - so you will not be able to make any payments past next week because you will be dead from a lack of nutrition. The odds of this are very slim - and somebody had to lie to the judge to make it happen (or this is just a "what if" question).
GET IT CHANGED!You should go back to the judge and inform them you can not pay your rent or buy food - so you will not be able to make any payments past next week because you will be dead from a lack of nutrition. The odds of this are very slim - and somebody had to lie to the judge to make it happen (or this is just a "what if" question).
Edit: Not true. It's very common for child support (plus the non-residential parent's expenses) to exceed the income amount. There is often no policy in place to reverse or consider these circumstances but the laws do vary per state. Get a lawyer and prepare for copious amounts of debt.
You shouldn't loose parental rights, but you WILL owe 2 years of back child support. And , when they track you down, they will start taking from your pay - what you owe monthly, plus an extra amount, to begin paying back the two years back support. This will also mean that any future IRS refunds will go toward the back child support. States are SERIOUS about child support these days and you owe quite a lot. You have to take care of your children = whether you want to or not.
How do you get child support dropped in WV if ex refuses to let you have contact with child?
You would have to sue for visitation rights. If you pay support, you should have visitation rights unless otherwise indicated by the court. Click on the related links section posted below by contributor George McCasland for detail.
It depends on what the child support documents indicate. Some parents split the cost 50/50, while for others the cost of vistitation lies on the shoulders of the parent who moved to another state.
Does a court order has to be filed for back child support to be taken out of disability?
There may be regulations regarding any access to a person's disability check.
Are child support payments exempt from garnishment?
Child support payment are not exempt from garnishment. It is not usually something that will be done on the day a custody determination is decided but rather the option is entered into the court order as an option that will take effect should the paying parent fail to pay. In other words if the father (usually) falls behind or refuses to pay the state can step in (via support enforcement) and garnish his wages.
The amount or number of payment behind the paying parent has to be before the state takes action varies from state to state but usually it is 3 months or more behind.
If you're the noncustodial parent, you might be liable. The fact that your husband has a child by someone else is irrelevant to this.
What age can a child still use the opposite sex restrooms?
There isn't really a set age. It would mostly depend on how comfortable a child feels going to the bathroom without a parent, how comfortable their parents feel about the child being in the restroom alone, and, of course, how well the child is able to use a toilet by themselves.
If you sign over your parental rights thave to pay child support?
If you sign over your parental rights do you still have to pay childsupport
Can you be arrested on a flight if you have a warrant for child support?
yes
Simply owing a debt is not a crime. Or, it's not suppose to be.
If you are all paid up you need to bring proof to the court that issued the order and ask to have the child support order terminated.
If you are all paid up you need to bring proof to the court that issued the order and ask to have the child support order terminated.
If you are all paid up you need to bring proof to the court that issued the order and ask to have the child support order terminated.
If you are all paid up you need to bring proof to the court that issued the order and ask to have the child support order terminated.
If another man becomes a gardian to my child will you still have to pay child support?
Yes. Only of the child is adopted can you get out of paying child support.
SInce there are very few valid reasons acceptable to the court for such a delinquency (incarceration - 100% work disability - etc) ) there is hardly going to be any good excuse, or reasons, that you can offer the court. You will be asked to reveal your financial background and assets, and you current employment. REMEMBER: This is YOUR child or children, that are due the money and NOT your ex-spouse or partner. The court WILL hold you responsible for contributing to their support.
hunt them down and kill them....but only if you live in Zimbabwe, Darfur or any west Africa country, otherwise just complain like the rest.
That depends on the custody order, but she can file for a change of custody.
If the custody order is done through a court of law, the sister will receive (and needs) child support.
No, your an adult now.
What if you are in the rears but the child is now living with you?
"in arrears" ... You should be able to get current (ongoing) support terminated, but you still owe the arrearage.
