Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Re: child support

If the father refuses to follow the court order, the judge must be made aware before (s)he can enforce the order. While you can bring this to the Judge's attention yourself, there is a specific method of doing so that attorneys should be familiar with doing. If you feel confident, of course you can proceed by yourself, hire another attorney, or ask your current attorney to file enforcement/contempt proceedings.

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Re: child support

The Judge will not talk to you directly if you are currently represented by legal counsel.

I would strongly advise you to have an attorney to represent your interests.

A common mistake is that most people think that they can just talk to the Judge and he/she will do the right thing. Unfortunately, the Judge cannot legal advice to either side and most non-attorneys do not know what guidelines the Judges are required to follow.

Your attorney cannot just go talk to the Judge. Neither party can communicate with the Judge unless the other side is present. That would be unfair to the opposing party.

It sounds from your question that you are not currently following the terms of the Final Decree of Divorce either and that the Judge has given you a "friendly" warning that if you continue to go forward that he is going to "slap your hand" too.

Judges do not like it when either party does not follow the orders he/she signed.

My advice (1) sit in the courtroom and watch a couple of days of what really goes on in the courtroom so that you can better understand what is going on; (2) talk to your attorney; and/or (3) fire your attorney and hire a new one.

Best of luck!