Legal Question in Family Law in California
collecting from California
In Jan, 2003, my ex informed me that he was laid off and asked if he could pay less child support, until he got back on his feet again. I said yes, for 3 months, that should be sufficient to land another job. His monthly child support as ordered by the court was $577/month; he has, since Jan., paid me $200/month and says he still has not found a job. I thought unemployment benefits ran out after 6 months or so! Am I entitled to any tax refund he may be getting at tax time. What do I do and how do I go about beginning this process? Not including the first 3 months of the year, I agreed to accept less to help him out, he in still in arrears of $2,262. By Jan 1, 2004, he will owe $3,393.
Any information or advice you can give me is greatly appreciated. Thank you for having a website like this. With the cost of attorneys these days, it's an incredible opprtunity to have this service offered to individuals. Thanks again!
3 Answers from Attorneys
Reply: collecting from California
Actually he owes you the balance due on the underlying Order!
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Good luck to you!
Brian Levy, Esq.
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Re: collecting from California
Contact the local child support enforcement agency and request that they enfroce the support order for you. There is not charge for this service.
Re: collecting from California
Contact your tax professional to discuss your tax options if any. I would recommend you contact an experienced attorney to assist. However, since you gave him a break you may be hard pressed to attempt enforcement of whatever the order set forth, you may want to call the DA re child support issues to discuss this further if you do not contact an attorney to represent you directly.
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