Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

I have a child support case from New York (where I used to live) which was ordered by a support magistrate out of queens family court in 2010, however, immediately after that I moved to Texas where my daughter and ex wife have always lived. I had been paying her directly up until 2010 by depositing funds into her acct, 750.00 monthly. I lost my job in 2010 and couldn't deposit any more money for her, I was then summoned to court. In court I was give exactly 4 seconds by this judge which didn't even allow me to open my mouth and all of a sudden I was ordered to pay 1600 a month retro for years prior which automatically put me into 120k in arrears. I left in awe and didn't know what to do other than file for a modification which I did and the judge denied the motion. About a year after that while only paying my ex wife whatever I could because I couldn't get a job as I now had this child support issue hanging over my head, on my credit report and now one wanted to hire me especially in the field that I have worked all my life which is edible commodities. For the past several years I was sending as much as I could and all along while living in Texas I finally found a job in Houston and since November they have been taking out $2400 a month from my check which is $1600 for the support and 800 for the arrears. My ex wife is well off and doesn't need money, lives in a new home that I had built and drives a $125k Mercedes Benz vehicle. My point with that last sentence is that she sends me back the 800 bucks a month because she knows the arrears are erroneous. I want to get the NY family court out of this picture and out of my life because we don't live in NY we both live in Texas, her in Dallas and I in Houston. Besides that I just found out that my license has been suspended in NY since 2012 and I had no clue as I still have my NY license which expires in 2019 and after calling the courts they mentioned the fact that I have money judgements against me for this issue. Could you please help and recommend what I need to do? Thank you so much.


Asked on 3/11/14, 6:30 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
James Bayles The Bayles Law Firm

You really need an attorney to assist you in this matter. There are plenty of Family Law Attorneys who have offices in both Houston and Dallas (Jurisdiction can be transferred to Dallas because that is where your child lives, among other requirements). there are advantages to having attorneys in both the area you reside and the location of the suit.

good luck

p.s. I am local to Houston and surrounding areas only and would not travel to Dallas.

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Answered on 3/12/14, 1:36 am


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