Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

I am submitting this question on behalf of my x husband. We went back to court after our original divorce/child support trial (he took me back to get the child support lowered) and his lawyer never submitted the proper paperwork to the court to have the original child support order redefined. So, the Attorney General's office shows him as owing the original amount of the child support IN ADDITION to the revised order of child support (showing him as $15,000 plus in arrears - which is not correct). His lawyer won't return his calls and won't help him. He is trying to get this resolved, but no one will help him. What does he need to do and who does he need to talk to in order to get it resolved? He has already filed a grievance against his lawyer and he can't find another lawyer to help him. Thank you!


Asked on 4/26/10, 10:50 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

You have two options:

1. Get a lawyer to prepare a written order based on the ruling (the ruling that lowered the child support) and submit it to the Judge.

2. File a Motion to Reduce Child Support Arrearage to Judgment. Take it before a judge, and obtain an order that reflects the TRUE amount of arrearage.

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Answered on 5/01/10, 8:59 pm


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