Legal Question in Family Law in Louisiana
children
my husband and i were seperated and i got on food stamps and a medical card for our 3 children. we live in louisiana. he paid me child support and all my bills. we recently got back together and i had the food stamps and medical cards canceled and why there requested to be canceled, child cupport enforct wants us to go to court to set child support and make my husband have insurance on kids. we are back together, do we still have to go to court we already have a court dat and he is out of town working. we are living to gether and we are a normal family
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: children
This is less of a legal than a prectical question. Louisiana Child Support Enforcement is run not by the lawyers but by the clerks. Often the only way to get past the bureaucracy and communicate with human intelligence is to put the hearing officer or judge in the room.
Also, with Support Enforcement involved, it is not simply a civil matter. Failure to appear can result in a bench warrant for your husband's arrest.
Re: children
You and your husband need to show up and tell the Judge/hearing officer the facts. However, do not be surprised if they want all the food stamps and medical bills re-paid. If he was paying you support and all your bills while you were separated, why did you need food stamps. Having your neighbors pay for your food and medicals when the father should have is not fair to your neighbors.
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