Legal Question in Family Law in Nevada
child support
My ex owes 43,000 in arrears for child support. I closed the case in september 2006, due to child support for years could not find him. Then a friend said to call information to see if there is a number for his brother. Sure enough there was and within minutes after hanging up with him, my ex calls. He has been using someone elses name all these years to avoid being caught to pay what he owes. Child support said that i cannot reopen the case once i closed it. They said i could take him to court and sue him for what he owes even though my son is 23 now. Can you help me as to what i would need to do to take him to court?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: child support
You can file a motion in family court asking the court to reduce arrearages to judgment. The child support statutes provide for interest and penalities on the unpaid child support. In order to get the child support paid you will need to know where he works so you can garnish his wages. Otherwise you will have a judgment with no way to enforce it.
Re: child support
Do you have employment information sufficient to tell the Sheriff where to garnish wages? You should professionally calculate all arrears and interest accruing over the years. There is no statute of limitation on collection. You may have even more money coming to you than you think. Your attorney can advise further, and bring a civil complaint to reduce the arrears and interest to judgment, which can then be enforced.
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