Legal Question in Family Law in California
Welfare Fraud
My boyfriend and his wife (in California) have been seperated almost five years. For over two and a half years he had custody of his children in Nevada. In the meantime she was collecting Welfare on the pretense that she had custody of the children. Now his wages are being garnished for the welfare she collected during that period. He had obtained all of the school records for the period that he had the children and submitted them to the welfare department, however nothing has been done to reverse or lower the garnishment. Are there some steps that could be taken to show that she has fraudently been collecting money from California?
4 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Welfare Fraud
Since Welfare has done nothing, he will have to go to court. You didn't say if there was a custody order but since they have been separated for five years, no judge would allow the case to be open for that long without finality.
I am licensed also in California and have three or four cases a year there, so I am familiar with what to do.
Re: Welfare Fraud
The garnishment is probably coming from the California courts. Therefore, you should retain a California attorney to set aside the garnishment.
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Regards,
Damian Nolan
Re: Welfare Fraud
File an OSC regarding child support.
Re: Welfare Fraud
You need to go to court and have the wage garnishment set-aside. You need to do this in California and probably need to hire a CA attorney to assist you.
Feel Free to contact me if you would like to pursue this matter.
Good Luck!
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