Exempt & non-exempt assets: Do you know the difference? Too often, the non-custodial parent simply doesn’t pay, and when you turn to CSE, they make you wait months or years only to find out they aren’t going to do anything. It’s entirely unacceptable when there are so many ways to collect arrears. It doesn’t even …
Don’t Fret – If You’re Owed Back Child Support, You Can Collect From A Self-Employed Ex There’s no way to know if a self-employed ex-spouse is telling the truth about their earnings. Because of this, self-employment can make it difficult to collect child support through traditional means such as wage garnishment. Obtaining important papers legally, …
1099 Workers and Wage Garnishment The rise of the ‘gig economy’ through companies such as Uber, DoorDash, and AirBnB and its effects on the labor market, worker protection and access to benefits has sparked much conversation. For those trying to collect child support, this type of work presents a new slant to the longstanding challenge …
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Has Your Ex Stopped Paying His Full Court Ordered Monthly Support Payments Due To Unemployment? Even if your ex loses his job, he is still obligated to pay you the back child support he owes you. It’s essential that the needs of your children are met. A non-custodial parent can’t stop paying just because their …
Hiding Assets Allows Non-Custodial Parents To Avoid Financial Responsibility To Their Children Ever heard of financial abuse? It’s when a person has control or influence on another’s finances in a relationship and withholds money from them. When an obligor or non-custodial parent hides income or assets in an attempt to avoid financial responsibility of their …
Sometimes the biggest hurdle to collecting arrears can be simply finding your ex. The problem gets even bigger if he moves without leaving a forwarding address, ditches his credit cards, and gets paid only in cash. If that’s not enough the agencies that were built to help you will tell you to find him yourself …
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Let me say this loud enough for the people in the back to hear. State-run child support enforcement agencies are not your only option when you have arrears to collect. In addition to options such as your family law attorney, Child Support Enforcement (“CSE”) might be what you hear about the most, but they are …
Enforcing child support can be difficult if you are trying to collect from an ex who simply does not want to pay. Understanding different enforcement techniques is key to collecting your arrears. Also, knowledge of Child Support Enforcement (CSE) is capable or willing to use enforcement methods outside of the standard wage garnishment is also …
You’ve been served! We’ve all heard that phrase, possibly from a tv show, but what does it mean and entail. To serve means to deliver a summons or other notice to someone, and it’s a crucial part of the legal process. It is a way to make sure that the other party is informed about …
From revoking passports or driver’s licenses to threatening jail time, states have developed a few ways to convince non-custodial parents to pay their child support. One method that directly benefits you is charging interest on arrears. Many states, 35 to be precise, charge interest on arrears. While it’s great to see so many states using …
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