Passport cost $311k in back child support

[OneTimeSBX]

Originally Posted by Kevin

You don't know the whole story. While I agree -- people should *always* pay their child support, there's often a reason why they don't. Mom could have denied dad visitation and brainwashed the kids into thinking dad's a serial killer for all you know.

I'm sure that's not your situation, and really, if you wanted to go after your kids' deadbeat dad, you could hire an attorney to do so for you (or even work on contingency).

my situation couldnt be more typical, except he decided to go and live the one place i cant chase him for support...jail. ive tried attorneys, ive tried everything. he is scott-free until he comes home. hes been away since 02, wont be home til 09. when he gets home, his tab will be close to $15k.

and yes, i do know some parents whose situation is complicated by a difficult custodial parent. but you cant NOT pay your support in VA, the courts see it as two completely different subjects. i still had to turn my child over for visitation even though he would not get a job and pay his support.

[Kevin]

Well, I don't know the law in VA and wouldn't venture to tell you what it is. Here in Oklahoma, it's pretty much the same. I can see how your guy gets out of paying Child Support by being in prison. You can hardly blame him for that...

There are any number of ways for you to go after a non-incarcerated deadbeat parent, however. In Oklahoma, we have garnishments, you can file contempt charges against them (which are quasi-criminal and could involve jail time), you can keep them from getting their driver's license, etc.

Going after deadbeat moms and dads is going to be something I'll probably end up doing a lot of once I get my intern's license (next semester).

[OneTimeSBX]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Well, I don't know the law in VA and wouldn't venture to tell you what it is. Here in Oklahoma, it's pretty much the same. I can see how your guy gets out of paying Child Support by being in prison. You can hardly blame him for that...

There are any number of ways for you to go after a non-incarcerated deadbeat parent, however. In Oklahoma, we have garnishments, you can file contempt charges against them (which are quasi-criminal and could involve jail time), you can keep them from getting their driver's license, etc.

Going after deadbeat moms and dads is going to be something I'll probably end up doing a lot of once I get my intern's license (next semester).

VA is one of those kooky commonwealth states. ive lived here my whole life, studied as a paralegal, and still dont pretend to know much!

one thing i love is the license suspensions.

[nikki1920]

Assuming the absent parent is working under the correct SSN that Support Enforcement has, then going after wages, tax returns would work. If they are paid under the table, then DCSE has little to go on.

All the custodial parent can do is keep fighting.

I work for Social Services and see this ALLLLLL the time.
LOVE the refund intercept and license suspension. Yay VA.

[OneTimeSBX]

Originally Posted by nikki1920

LOVE the refund intercept and license suspension. Yay VA.

and the best part about that? when you do finally get pulled/catch a road block, they arrest you and your bail is set at whatever your back support is. a girlfriend i know was getting $12 a month in C.S., and when her ex got pulled, he had to cough up his $4500 owed, or spend a year in jail. funny how fast he found that money...