Legal Question in Family Law in California

child support
My husband and I have been legally separated for 4 years. Our child support arrangements are as such: Because I have hoped for a reconciliation, we let the court determine the appropriate amount but had payments set up directly from him to me with no intervening party. They said to let them know if there were problems. Now he is being pursued by creditors who are threatening legal action (credit, gov. school loans) and he is 9 months in arrears with me. If he comes into some money (may inherit soon), would my child support situation be acknowledged or ignored since I haven't written the court as yet? I don't want to be hostile, yet I'm afraid his creditors could leave me high and dry and neither he or I want that. We are not sure where this all stands legally--the creditor threatening action were calling 20 times a day, and now suddenly they have gone silent. I'm worried. For him, and for me. He does not have a job and is $700K in debt and continues to pursue crazy get rich quick schemes without regard to his current situation, the issue which started this whole separation thing. I don't want (actually WE don't want) his creditors to have first rights over the children on any monies. Ventura Co case, we live in SB Co now.

Asked on 6/12/09, 10:31 am

Lyle Johnson Bedi and Johnson Attorneys at Law

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Re: child support

Contact child support services immediately and open a case. Child support has a high priority in collections case.

Answered on 6/19/09, 6:28 pm

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