Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland

Re: child support and pre-nuptual agreements

Deadbeats like this man are repugnant. He is irresponsible and void of values. DO NOT LET HIM GET AWAY FROM HIS REPSONSIBILITIES.

Unfortunately, little can be done about the pre-nuptual as this relates to his future wife's money. However, his illegal employment is another matter. The employer has alot to loose as well as does he.

This takes action on your part. You can utilize state and Federal agencies to assist you; however, you should realize that once an agency is involved, they stay involved and this may have certain negative effects.

Nonetheless, it also has the positive effect of pursuing what your children are owed. If you cannot afford a private attorney, this may be your only remedy.

The following informtion is from the Department of Health and Humand Services, Administration for Children and Families website and may be informative.

Collecting Support � A parent can be required to pay child support by income

withholding. Over 60 percent of all child support is paid by income withholding. Overdue

child support can be collected from federal and state income tax refunds. Liens can be

placed on property, and the property itself can be sold to pay back child support owed.

Unpaid child support can be reported automatically to credit reporting bureaus. Drivers,

professional, occupational and recreational licenses can be suspended if the obligated

parent is not paying required support. The US State Department will deny a passport to

someone who owes more than $5000 in back child support. Child support agencies have

agreements with financial institutions to freeze and seize accounts of those identified

as owing back child support.

States have uniform interstate laws to make it easier to collect support across state

lines. There are registries of newly hired employees to speed collection of support.

There is also a special effort, in certain states and under certain circumstances, where

criminal actions can be taken against chronic delinquent parents who owe large sums of

child support. More information is available from your state child support agency.

The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement maintains an Internet site that is

always available and open to give general child support information. It provides access

to state child support agency Internet sites as well. The OCSE Internet site provides

general answers to many questions that families may have about the program.

Questions regarding a specific case are best answered by the state child support

agency since states are responsible for the day-to-day administration of the program.

Find out more by logging on at:

http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/cse/programs

I hope this helps.

G. Joseph Holthaus III

(410) 799-9002