Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
verbal agreements in child support
My ex-wife agreed on the fact of me not fighting for rights on my child i would not be asked for child support. She lied and i ended up paying anyways...No biggy. But later on a few years after the fact she asked told me to sign a paper stateing that the child could leave the U.S. and she would have her lawyer remove the child support order. I agreed and the notices stopped comming so i assumed everything was over, Yet the other day i recieve a notice that i owe over 9.000. I would prefer not to go to jail for the dept. Yet due to medical problems i have been out of work for a while and theres no way for me to amass the amount needed, I there anything i can do?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: verbal agreements in child support
I would stop making verbal agreements. Child support and visitation should never be mixed together as one does not depend on the other.
What happened to the signed paper. Did the judge ever see it? I have to believe that you were not represented in this case up until now. Now you need an attorney. You need an abatement until you can get back to work at the minumum. See an attorney near you right away.
Re: verbal agreements in child support
You'll have to ask the judge, magistrate, or hearing officer to abate (stop) the support or give you a low enough payment plan until you can get back to work.
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