Your Ex won’t Pay Child Support: Know Your Options
Please note it is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, usefulness, appropriateness and safety of any information, opinion or advice contained in the content below.
“Like most things in life, there is no library of instruction booklets, among them being one entitled “How to Get a Divorce.” As much as you may have tried to take all the necessary steps to ensure a smooth and easy divorce, you may still find yourself in the financial aftermath of a divorce in which your ex-spouse refuses to pay alimony.
Here is a small bit of divorce advice: as stressful as the entire situation may be, there is no need to get angry or frustrated. If your legally-binding judgment of divorce or divorce settlement entitles you to alimony or child support, then the law is on your side. Simply contact your attorney and take whatever steps are deemed necessary. Coping with divorce is hard enough. You and your children certainly don’t need any more stress.
Refusing to pay alimony or child support can result in some unpleasant legal actions. If you or your child is not receiving the payments that you are entitled to receive, then your spouse could face one or a number of enforcement devices, such as:
Having money deducted from your spouse’s wages
Submitting a negative report to a credit bureau
Collecting past-due child support from lottery prizes won by your spouse
Intercepting federal and state tax refunds
Seizure of property or bank accounts
Deduction of health insurance premiums
Obtaining a court order requiring a cash deposit toward payment of support
Obtaining a court order that places your spouse on probation
Obtaining a court order sentencing your spouse to serve jail time
In some states, you may pursue spousal and child support through an agency. In the event that a parent defaults on a court-ordered payment, enforcement devices will be set into motion immediately.”
Author Description
Nathan Dawson writes for http://www.marriedfinances.com and http://www.successfulmarriageresource.com, great online sources for marriage and finance information.
Related Articles on Raise Your Child.org
- Child Care for Single Parents
- Home Schooling 101 - part b
- Find Your Balance with Flowers - Before, During and After Pregnancy
- Happy Holidays, from Raise Your Child .org
- 5 Ways To Help Child Education Succeed
Recent Articles on Raise Your Child.org
- Parents Mag’s Kid Photo Contest Ends June 24, 2008: Enter Pictures Now
- Scrapbooking Teen Memories
- Mother’s Day Crafts For Toddlers - Easy Bookmark Mother’s Day Craft For Toddlers
- Making Friends - How Parents Can Help Their Kids With Friendship
- Yoga for Kids: Holistic Approach to the Health of Our Children
- Picture Frame Crafts For Your Kids Party
- 9 Ways to Make Your Child Smarter Today
- How to Deal With Tantrums
- A Sticker Chart Can Help Modify Your Child’s Behavior
- Home Schooling 101 - part c
Free Newsletter
Sign up for the free Daily newsletter, filled with tips and ideas on how child care, child education, child health, child safety, homeschooling, or raising your child as a single parent. Your email address will be kept confidential and won't be shared. Easily unsubscribe at any time.
If you enjoy the free information available on this site, you're sure to enjoy the free newsletter as well:
Site Search Tags:
child, child care, child education, child health, child safety, homeschool, single parent,
Share and Enjoy:
December 13 2007 04:35 pm | Baby sitter and Single Parent
