Amending A Child Support Order Retroactively

Question: My ex-spouse was given custody of our three children in 2012, but they have been living with me since August 2014. She signed a letter allowing me to raise them, but has yet to return any of the child support garnished from my wages. As I am preparing a …

3 Concerning Facts About The ‘Deadbeat Dad’ Myth

There are a number of stereotypes and misconceptions that drive the modern child-support system that have been covered extensively on DadsDivorce.com, but perhaps none are as confounding as the myth of the deadbeat dad. The concept of the deadbeat dad originates from a CBS special report by Bill Moyers that …

Can Wages Be Garnished Without An Order From The Court?

Question: What can I do to keep the state child support enforcement agency from garnishing my wages? It was discovered that I was the biological father of a teenage child, and I was ordered to pay child support, but the state is also holding me responsible for all of the …

Wage Garnishment Stopped, Now I’m In Child Support Arrears

Question: My child support is garnished from my paychecks. My company recently went paperless and I haven’t been able to view my pay stubs in my company’s online system. I just received a notice that I am in contempt for failure to pay child support, which should have been coming …

Can A Joint Bank Account Be Garnished If Only One Party Owes Support?

Question: Can child support be garnished from a joint bank account even if a person is contributing to the account who is not paying child support? I’m asking because my girlfriend and I share a bank account, but I do not want the child support agency taking any of her …

Can My Wages Be Garnished For Child Support?

Question: My ex-wife keeps threatening to have my wages garnished for child support even though there was never a court order entered addressing child support. Can she get a wage garnishment without a court order?

Must I Pay Child Support In Addition To College Expenses?

Question: I pay child support through a wage garnishment, but I also am required to pay half of my child’s college expenses. Will the wage garnishment be applied to the college costs once my child goes to school or will I have to pay both child support and these expenses …

Can One State Garnish Wages For A Child Support Order Entered In Another State?

Question: I pay child support to my ex-wife and child who live in the state that originally issued the order. I have since moved out of state and now my new state is trying to garnish my wages. Can one state garnish wages for a child support order entered in …

Calculating Child Support With Income From A Part-Time Job

Question: I recently landed a second job that is only a couple hours a week just so I can have some spending cash due to child support payments leaving me financially strained. However, I received a letter from my state’s child support office that they need to set up a …

Proving I Paid Child Support

Question: I have always paid my child support and have documentation supporting this, but the child support enforcement agency is claiming I have not paid in several months. They are threatening to suspend my driver’s and professional license in addition to garnishing my bank account, but this is because of …