Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

family law contempt failure to pay lumpsum alimony

i took my ex back to court last week for contempt in the matter of lump sum alimony that he has not paid the full amount per judges order and for failure to pay my medical prescription costs per judges order and represented myself (bad choice) he shows up with a lawyer who wants to talk to me out in the hall i go out there and he says we are going to mediation and he would let the judge know i thought i had no other choice and i left-now i hear from other people that i did have a choice and should not have left that i had been tricked please tell me what to do now i dont want to got to mediation we already went for the divorce cant i fiel some sort of injunction stopping it i live in georgia


Asked on 7/25/07, 9:15 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles W. Field Charles W. Field, Attorney at Law

Re: family law contempt failure to pay lumpsum alimony

Consult with an attorney. In the first place, mediation is nothing to fear. In a mediation, if you can't reach an agreement, you just walk away. It is not binding. BUT GET AN ATTORNEY.

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Answered on 7/25/07, 9:25 am


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