Legal Question in Family Law in California

I owe back child support for my two oldest children, previous relationship, and have aquired a warrant for my arrest for that and failure to appear at last court date(10/2005). I never took the time to get a modification or anything. Today, I have matured and understand that I have to live up to my obiligations. I am now married with two children under the age of 10, with my youngest being 6 years old. My six year old is completing his final month of psychological testing. His stability counts on both my wife and I remaining in his daily routine. So, my question is, is there any way I can take care of the warrant without going to jail?


Asked on 1/21/14, 6:23 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Arlene Kock Law Offices of Arlene D. Kock APLC

The very first thing you must do is retain the services of an experienced family law attorney to assist you with this difficult problem. While there are no guarantees that the court won't send you to jail for your failure to appear, the first thing that your attorney would do is to make a determination on whether or not you can avoid jail by posting bail and appear in your behalf in court on this matter. This first step would be a starting point on moving the case along to resolve the outstanding support arrears.

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Answered on 1/21/14, 7:07 am


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