Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Adoption and Child Support

I've recently been garnished due to owed Child Support concerning my son. My son was adopted by his birth mother's husband, they are divorced now. In the attorney's documents it was stated that all child support owed, past present and future were to be null and void as part of the conditions for agreeing to the adoption, now the state has me garnished. What are my options? My ex is not requesting nor did she request the garnishment. I need a course of action in this situation.

Thanks

~C


Asked on 4/28/08, 7:27 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Brent Rose The Orsini & Rose Law Firm

Re: Adoption and Child Support

You need to speak with a lawyer right away to have the child support order abated. It may be that you owe support money to the state (if, for instance, your ex received food stamps or medicaid for your son). Otherwise, you should not be paying.

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Answered on 4/28/08, 11:32 pm
Robert Simpson

Re: Adoption and Child Support

Get yourself an attorney. It appears that there was a DOR (Revenue) case and the outcome of the step-parent adoption did not impact on the DOR case. You would also have to determine what the CS owed includes. Does it include sums past due BEFORE the adoption was finalized?

Assuming it is a sizeable sum, an attorney will be worth it.

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Answered on 4/29/08, 11:23 am


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