Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia

My ex and I have a divorce decree (from Oregon) where he was ordered to pay child support as I was the custodial parent. Three years ago, my son moved in with his father and, at that time, he indicated he did not want any support from me. The divorce decree was never modified. Subsequently, he asked for some assistance, and I have been paying what I can in support, as well as funding his school lunch acct and health insurance and co-pays, as well as other items as needed. Now, my ex is threatening to take me to court because I didn't pay him support in the same amount as he was ordered to pay in the divorce decree. Would he be successful?


Asked on 2/09/16, 5:36 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

I would suggest that you present your question to an Oregon attorney well versed in the

domestic relations law of that state, but (in my opinion) until the order of the appropriate Oregon court has been entered to modify this previous order, I suspect that any order which might be entered by such court would only be legally valid prospectively from the date of such order (or retrospectively only from the date his petition was filed for a modification).

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Answered on 2/09/16, 7:38 pm


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