Chrln_little
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MD
My kids dad and I do not have a custody agreement. Every time we have been close to a court date, he finds a reason for his attorney to cancel the case. We split up in 2006 when I was pregnant with our youngest son. I filed for child support in 2010 when he decided that he was not going to be there for the kids and that they were just a reason to contact me. The child support was ordered on August 26, 2010. He randomly pays child support and is not up to date. The support was ordered to come directly out of his pay check and a court order was sent to his employer.
I have repeatedly asked child support why they are not taking it out of his check as the court has ordered. He works full time and I would actually get it if they took it out of his check. Their response was that many men do not pay their child support as ordered. They stated that they did not want to push the envelope by having the money taken out of his check because he seemed like the type that if they did, would quit his job to avoid paying support. They said getting an occasional check is better than not getting anything.
The order also states that he is supposed to be providing health and hospitalization insurance for the kids, which he has not. As you very well know, it is my job to ensure that my kids have what they need, so I have been providing it for them. I have contacted child support enforcement and they again said that they do not want to push the envelope. The part of the order I am referring to reads as follows:
The circuit court for ________ County, ORDERED:
That the defendant shall pay the sum of $484.00 per month for the support and maintenance of the minor child(ren) of the parties, _______________, and __________, beginning July 1, 2010, until such time as the child (ren) emancipates as defined by MD code Family Law 5-203(b), dies, marries, or becomes self-supporting. That all payments be made payable to the Maryland Child Support account (address here) , only. CSE shall not give credit for payments not made through their office.
This paragraph talks about him being in arrears, I have excluded it.
That an Earnings Withholding Order shall be granted and presented to Defendant's present employer and any future employer(s) in the amount specified above. The defendant will be responsible for making payments until such time as service has been effectuated on the employer and withholding has begun.
The defendant shall provide such helath and hospitalization insurance coverage as may be available through his employment at a reasonable cost, and shall provide coplaintiff and child support enforcement (CSE), (address here) with evidence of said coverage within 14 days of the date of this order. That a health insurance witholding orer shall be granted and presented to defendant's present employer and any future employer (s) pursuant to (squiggly character that looks like two stacked s's) 12- 102. The defendant shall pay half of all uncovered extraordinary medial expenses incurred on behalf of said child(ren) as outlined and Annotated Code of MD. Family Law (Stacked S's again) 12-201 (h) (1).
The earnings withholding was sent directly to his employer by the court and was ordered on September 15, 2010.
It states that they are required by Maryland law to withhold and forward support payments from the earnings of __________ beginning at the next pay period.
In dealing with this mess I have become increasingly frustrated. I have contacted child support numerous times and have just been given the run around. I can't afford an attorney right now. Is there anything I can do to remedy this without having to go to court?
My kids dad and I do not have a custody agreement. Every time we have been close to a court date, he finds a reason for his attorney to cancel the case. We split up in 2006 when I was pregnant with our youngest son. I filed for child support in 2010 when he decided that he was not going to be there for the kids and that they were just a reason to contact me. The child support was ordered on August 26, 2010. He randomly pays child support and is not up to date. The support was ordered to come directly out of his pay check and a court order was sent to his employer.
I have repeatedly asked child support why they are not taking it out of his check as the court has ordered. He works full time and I would actually get it if they took it out of his check. Their response was that many men do not pay their child support as ordered. They stated that they did not want to push the envelope by having the money taken out of his check because he seemed like the type that if they did, would quit his job to avoid paying support. They said getting an occasional check is better than not getting anything.
The order also states that he is supposed to be providing health and hospitalization insurance for the kids, which he has not. As you very well know, it is my job to ensure that my kids have what they need, so I have been providing it for them. I have contacted child support enforcement and they again said that they do not want to push the envelope. The part of the order I am referring to reads as follows:
The circuit court for ________ County, ORDERED:
That the defendant shall pay the sum of $484.00 per month for the support and maintenance of the minor child(ren) of the parties, _______________, and __________, beginning July 1, 2010, until such time as the child (ren) emancipates as defined by MD code Family Law 5-203(b), dies, marries, or becomes self-supporting. That all payments be made payable to the Maryland Child Support account (address here) , only. CSE shall not give credit for payments not made through their office.
This paragraph talks about him being in arrears, I have excluded it.
That an Earnings Withholding Order shall be granted and presented to Defendant's present employer and any future employer(s) in the amount specified above. The defendant will be responsible for making payments until such time as service has been effectuated on the employer and withholding has begun.
The defendant shall provide such helath and hospitalization insurance coverage as may be available through his employment at a reasonable cost, and shall provide coplaintiff and child support enforcement (CSE), (address here) with evidence of said coverage within 14 days of the date of this order. That a health insurance witholding orer shall be granted and presented to defendant's present employer and any future employer (s) pursuant to (squiggly character that looks like two stacked s's) 12- 102. The defendant shall pay half of all uncovered extraordinary medial expenses incurred on behalf of said child(ren) as outlined and Annotated Code of MD. Family Law (Stacked S's again) 12-201 (h) (1).
The earnings withholding was sent directly to his employer by the court and was ordered on September 15, 2010.
It states that they are required by Maryland law to withhold and forward support payments from the earnings of __________ beginning at the next pay period.
In dealing with this mess I have become increasingly frustrated. I have contacted child support numerous times and have just been given the run around. I can't afford an attorney right now. Is there anything I can do to remedy this without having to go to court?
