Legal Question in Family Law in California
Revocation of Law License due to Non-Payment of Child Support
My ex-husband is a practicing attorney in the state of California. He owes me tens of thousands of dollars in back child support, but is paying nothing on this debt. He claims that he has had a succession of non-paying cases, but I see him spending money. Unfortunatley, it appears that paying for the care of his children does not come first.
The D.A.'s office is handling my case and they tell me that if he doesn't make a payment by sometime in December that they will submit his name to the State Bar to have his license revoked. My questions are, ''When can a license be revoked? Is it upon the date of renewal or at the beginning of each year? Does he have to pay the entire arrears or just a portion of it? What if he makes a payment to stop the process from moving forward and then stops paying again? (He has done this before after signing a contract with the D.A.'s office?) How long can he keep playing games? Any suggestions on what I might due to get him to pay?''
Oh....he also owes thousands of dollars towards our joint debts that he has been ordered to pay half of, but that he is not paying. Guess who's paying.....me!
Thanks for your help with this. I'm getting a bit desperate.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Revocation of Law License due to Non-Payment of Child Support
Once the request to revoke his license has been forwarded to the state bar association he will be given notice. Then he will have a opportunity to contest the revocation. He will no doubt either not have his license revoked or reinstated if he makes a payment. The child support department cannot enter into an agreement without your consent, if the money is owed to you. Insist on a court ordered repayment plan, as well as any on going support. Also request that the court set a review date in 90 days. Tell the court of his prior conduct of agreeing to pay and then stopping after a few days. Continue the 90 day review program so long as the court will accomodate you. You can also request that he produce copies of his income tax returns. With this information you can take action to show that he is not paying his child support when he has the ability to pay it.
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