Will they pick you up for out of state child support bench warrant?
[Disclaimer: please see the comments already submitted for a more legal answer to your question. My answer is strictly one of personal knowledge and experience where I know people/have known people with such warrants issued against them. Nothing herein is in any way meant, or to be construed as, legal advice.]With that in mind; the practical answer here is - NO. In general one state is not authorized to “pick you up” for a bench warrant (child support is technically enforced, in most jurisdictions, as a contempt of court warrant) issued in another state. In fact, most jurisdictions/counties, will not “pick you up” for a coc warrant issued in a different county, even in the same state.HOWEVER, although one jurisdiction will likely not go looking for you to satisfy the warrant-issuing county’s desire to incarcerate you; IF you are stopped, the officer runs your ID, and that warrant appears; many counties/states WILL hold you until it is determined whether the issuing jurisdiction will come to extradite you. IF this happens the arresting county/state will usually hold you on as fugitive from justice.So, although they won’t usually go looking for you; you’ll be constantly trying to go the rest of your life without ever encountering a police officer; NOT an easy task; especially when the issuing jurisdiction WILL revoke your drivers license (making it impossible for you to get a license ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD); and will garnish your wages (forcing you to seek employment under the table as those garnishments are nationwide).My personal, non-legal advice; do yourself a favor and just deal with this now. You are ruining your life trying to avoid paying child support and/or pulling a couple months just because you got behind. Your kids NEED you in their lives. IF you run from this piddly situation with the courts you will NOT be there for them, EVER. It’s simply not worth it to run, on any level.
What is the point of the child maintenance services financial investigation unit if they will not speak to the witnesses or enforce court orders?
Hey there Jonathan,CMS has a number of enforcement powers to ensure non-resident parents pay the maintenance they owe. Actions include deducting maintenance directly from earnings or from bank accounts, instructing enforcement agents to collect unpaid maintenance or seize goods, and in extreme cases, prison sentences. In addition, CMS has powers to ensure that the level of maintenance owed is set correctly, and to investigate the paying parent’s income levels in cases where this may have been reported incorrectly. [1]The financial investigative people appear to be accountants and not into anything other than finding and uncovering the total amount of the parent’s income. Child Maintenance Services,[2] in and of itself, has enforcement powers. The bureaucrat accounts are not the enforcers, they are the intel people. By the look of their statistics, the CMS seems very serious.[3]If you want some action, don’t talk to the accountants of the Financial Investigative Unit, Use the Child Maintenance Service or Child Support Agency (CSA). But be prepared to use a lot of patience. This is a bureaucracy and they move at their own speed.Good luckCiaoFootnotes[1] https://assets.publishing.servic...[2] Welcome to Child Maintenance Service website[3] https://assets.publishing.servic...
Why does court only cover the expense of enforcing unpaid child support, but requires the mother to pay for enforcing other assets or attorney fees the father was ordered to pay, without which she is financially unable to get relief?
The courts don’t enforce the costs for enforcing access terms of judgements either. In fact, courts rarely enforce any costs awards. Child support is the major exception.At least custodial parents get some help. Non custodial parents are entirely on their own, even when they win in court.
Wife Asking for Divorce and Maintenance?
you appoint an advocate here and if she has filed a case against you, start behaving like you want her back to come to you. She will be helpless. if she doesn't want to come back then she does not hold any rights on your money. do not DIVORCE her until she agrees on ALL OF YOUR TERMS. fight back.... collect all evidences you can (you can hire an agency for this or if you can send me her details I might try to collect the evidences you want for your side) good luck' precitech.shehzad@yahoo.in
If a woman has 2 children from different fathers can she only get child support from 1?
Yes, she can file for child support for one child and not the other. Since her 7yo doesn't live with her she should actually be PAYING child support for him, but that's another issue. You probably should go to court and at least get the 50/50 thing done as a court order. It's not true that the courts always favor the mother. That was true years ago but it's not anymore. My hubby has custody of his two daughters, so we're living proof. If you guys have a shared custody situation now a judge may be reluctant to change it, though. That's what your daughter is used to. As far as child support goes. Even in 50/50 custody sometimes one parent pays child support to the other. They do this when one parent makes more than the other.Basically in Virginia they add the parents' gross income together, calculate what percentage of the total each parent makes, calculate how much it would take to raise a child on those incomes, and then assign each parent their percentage of it. So if mom makes 43% of the total income and dad makes 57% of the total income then mom would be responsible for 43% of the upkeep and dad would be responsible for 57% of the upkeep. I don't know how they do it in your state but a lot of states are adopting this method. Unless you ae making WAY more than her (like double her income) 100.00 a week sounds a bit excessive for shared custody.
Can I sue my dad for child support when I am 19?
Yes in most of the United states if you're a college student. Most states will order child support in your favor if you're in college. You can also sue for back child support if the absent parent didn t make all payments while you were under 18. Sorry you're in the situation and I hope you'll keep moving forward in life, focus on the positivity of YOUR future and not let this get you down no matter what the outcome. Some parents are only good at teaching you who you don't want to be. No matter what happens with the child support, YOUR value is as high as you want to set the bar. You can work your butt off to make something of your future or throw it away. Defy the odds and defy the deadbeat parent by becoming someone known for greatness, integrity and reliability then when you have kids make sure you're married, put in time with them and pay your fair share. That's the way to get justice out of the injustice of unpaid child support. I don't need to know you, to believe in you! The sky is the limit so long as you're willing to work for it. Go for it!
Am I able to sue my father for back child support that he never paid for the first 17 years of my life?
If you want, you can certainly file a lawsuit - unless you know for sure that your parent had not surrendered his parental rights.You can file and you can get a favorable judgement since that money were to be used for your welfare all these years. However, the judgement is just that - a judgement, it is not a guarantee of a successful collection. You will have to do the collection yourself: while you were young, and if that lawsuit were filed, law enforcement would have helped you, and now that you are an adult, you will be on your own.The collection will involve knowing where your parent is, and who is the employer of that parent, so you can serve a garnishment order to that employer. If your parent is a freelancer or has no permanent employment/source of income, then there is no way to garnish his wages; if your parent is a trust-fund baby, there's no way to collect on it either as he does not own a trust and has no control over it (many people use trust funds to shield their assets for precisely such situations).The filing and the judgement will cost you - legal representation and court fees; these are guaranteed. Your outcome - successful judgement and successful collection is not a guarantee.You sound as if you could use that money, however it also means that you will need to spend money first. If you can spend this money and time in court, then you can certainly proceed; and if not, it's best to leave it - the pain and aggravation spent on uncertain outcome is not worth it. It is very rarely that a parent will wake up to their responsibilities after ignoring them for close to 2 decades; you will also be cutting it very close to the statute of limitations.