stmichael052405
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Colorado
There is no statute of limitations on child support owed in Colorado. I was married in Colorado in 1966 and divorced in Colorado in 1970. Child support in the amount of $80 per month was ordered by the Denver District Court for our daughter born in 1969. Support was ordered to be paid through the court registry.
My ex paid approximately $1840 out of a total (17 years) $16,320, not sure if it was paid through the court registry.
CRS states regarding Colorado Statutes of Limitation and domestic and foreign judgments "If for child support, maintenance or arrears the judgment (lien) stays in effect for the life (of) the judgement without the necessity of renewal every six years.
I also found this (regarding Colorado law):
25-503 - Order for support; methods of payment; modification; termination; statute of limitations; judgment on arrearages
J . "If the obligee, the department or their agents make efforts to collect a child support debt more than ten years after the emancipation of the youngest child subject to the order, the obligor may assert as a defense, and has the burden to prove that the obligee or the department unreasonably delayed in attempting to collect the child support debt. On a finding of unreasonably delay, a tribunal . . . may determine that some or all of the child support debt is no longer collectible after the date of the finding.
K. "Notwithstanding any other law, any judgment for support and for associated costs and attorney fees is exempt from renewal and is enforceable until paid in full
and
L. . . . "the party entitled to receive support or spousal maintenance or the department or its agent may file with the clerk of the superior court a request for judgment of arrearages and an affidavit indicating the name of the party obligated to pay support and the amount of arrearages".
I just found out where my ex is living, and that he and his current wife just purchased a house and 9 acres for $500,000 thanks to the Internet. Any and all past attempts I made to find out an address for him were thwarted by his family. I have never had the financial resources to hire a private investigator to find him. I have actually been afraid to pursue collecting this money owed because of threats of physical harm he made directly to me and discussions he and his family had about killing me back in 1970-1972 (his next wife called me from the hospital where she ended up after he picked her up and threw her thus breaking her collar bone and dislocating her shoulder told me about the discussions). Oh yeah, in 1966, he "accidently" fired an "unloaded" pistol in my direction and put a bullet through the wall about four inches to the right of my head.
Finally, I had no idea until recently about Colorado's child support laws. It's amazing what a person can find out on the Internet!
So, here are my questions:
I, personally, never filed a judgment for the child support not paid nor for the interest
allowed, did the Denver District Court automatically file a judgment?
Does it seem like I " unreasonably delayed in attempting to collect the child support debt"?
Does anyone have a feel for my chances of collecting this long-past-due child support plus interest or some sort of settlement?
I'm fairly good pro se so I would more than likely try to do this myself.
stmichael
sorry this is so long, I am succinct-challenged
There is no statute of limitations on child support owed in Colorado. I was married in Colorado in 1966 and divorced in Colorado in 1970. Child support in the amount of $80 per month was ordered by the Denver District Court for our daughter born in 1969. Support was ordered to be paid through the court registry.
My ex paid approximately $1840 out of a total (17 years) $16,320, not sure if it was paid through the court registry.
CRS states regarding Colorado Statutes of Limitation and domestic and foreign judgments "If for child support, maintenance or arrears the judgment (lien) stays in effect for the life (of) the judgement without the necessity of renewal every six years.
I also found this (regarding Colorado law):
25-503 - Order for support; methods of payment; modification; termination; statute of limitations; judgment on arrearages
J . "If the obligee, the department or their agents make efforts to collect a child support debt more than ten years after the emancipation of the youngest child subject to the order, the obligor may assert as a defense, and has the burden to prove that the obligee or the department unreasonably delayed in attempting to collect the child support debt. On a finding of unreasonably delay, a tribunal . . . may determine that some or all of the child support debt is no longer collectible after the date of the finding.
K. "Notwithstanding any other law, any judgment for support and for associated costs and attorney fees is exempt from renewal and is enforceable until paid in full
and
L. . . . "the party entitled to receive support or spousal maintenance or the department or its agent may file with the clerk of the superior court a request for judgment of arrearages and an affidavit indicating the name of the party obligated to pay support and the amount of arrearages".
I just found out where my ex is living, and that he and his current wife just purchased a house and 9 acres for $500,000 thanks to the Internet. Any and all past attempts I made to find out an address for him were thwarted by his family. I have never had the financial resources to hire a private investigator to find him. I have actually been afraid to pursue collecting this money owed because of threats of physical harm he made directly to me and discussions he and his family had about killing me back in 1970-1972 (his next wife called me from the hospital where she ended up after he picked her up and threw her thus breaking her collar bone and dislocating her shoulder told me about the discussions). Oh yeah, in 1966, he "accidently" fired an "unloaded" pistol in my direction and put a bullet through the wall about four inches to the right of my head.
Finally, I had no idea until recently about Colorado's child support laws. It's amazing what a person can find out on the Internet!So, here are my questions:
I, personally, never filed a judgment for the child support not paid nor for the interest
allowed, did the Denver District Court automatically file a judgment?
Does it seem like I " unreasonably delayed in attempting to collect the child support debt"?
Does anyone have a feel for my chances of collecting this long-past-due child support plus interest or some sort of settlement?
I'm fairly good pro se so I would more than likely try to do this myself.
stmichael
sorry this is so long, I am succinct-challenged
