Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia
My son & his wife were divorced in state of Georgia this year. He remarried recently, but his faithful payments of child support has just been stopped (temporarily) because he lost his job. Can his ex get his new wife's paycheck garnished?
2 Answers from Attorneys
No, but since he can lose his driver's license or even be jailed for non-payment of support, she might consider helping him out.
A spouse is not legally responsible for paying child support for the other spouse's child. Your son needs to understand, however, that unless the order is modified, he is responsible for payment. If he goes more than 30 days without providing support, the mother could make an application for an abandonment warrant, his driver's license could be suspended, etc. The further behind he gets the harder it is to dig out. I suggest he try to make as much of the support payment as possible.
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