Legal Question in Family Law in California
not sending court ordered child support
I have a court order for child support for 2 children and my ex-spouse's employer deducts the amount from his check but does not send it to me on time. Now they are one month late which causes me great hardship. My attorney at the time has called and written them a letter. My ex has complained and I have made many calls to them also. They don't comply. Payroll is based in Virginia and we are in California. Now the only response we get is that no one is in charge of payroll since the boss quit. So no one is writing the checks. What can I do to get paid? signed,
going broke without it
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: not sending court ordered child support
The statement from the company that no one is incharge sounds fishy. There are a number of options that should be available. The cheapest way, although not necessarily the fastest would be to contact one or more of the following:
The district attorney for the county in which you live and request that the district attorney take action to collect the money being held by the employer.
The California Attorney General's office;
The United States Attorney General's office;
Your congressional representative.
One of these individuals should be able to get some action the employer. However, it is proabably best to contact the congressional representative last and outline the steps you have already taken to get the money.
If you contact any of the above have a copy of your ex husband's pay check stub. preferably for each pay period for which money was withtheld and not forwarded to you.
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