Colorado Belle
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Colorado
Alimony is my only income. My X pays the alimony directly into my checking account.
Although he is a doctor earning over $500k a year, the judge in our divorce is angry that I appealed permanent orders and now makes me pay X's attorney fees (I'm pro se as I don't have the money to hire an attorney) when his lawyer files any motion that I respond to. ( I respond respectfully and logically and run the responses by my appelllate attorney. My responses are never frivolous or vexatious.) Usually the lawyer's motions are to ask the judge to change permanent orders that are no longer under his jurisdiction, but I digress!
The judge has ordered over $25,000 for the lawyer's Motion to Strike and a Reply to my Response on same. I requested a hearing to argue the award, but was told that I could only argue the amount of the award, as the judge already decided there would be an award (though he didn't site and statute on which an award could be based.).
Once the judgment was in place, X tried to take money out of my bank account where he sends my alimony check. The judgment is on appeal.
In Colorado, 75% of 'wages' are protected from garnishment. Is my alimony considered 'wages'? Is there anything I can do to stop X from putting my alimony into my checking account and then snagging all of it?
Thanks
Alimony is my only income. My X pays the alimony directly into my checking account.
Although he is a doctor earning over $500k a year, the judge in our divorce is angry that I appealed permanent orders and now makes me pay X's attorney fees (I'm pro se as I don't have the money to hire an attorney) when his lawyer files any motion that I respond to. ( I respond respectfully and logically and run the responses by my appelllate attorney. My responses are never frivolous or vexatious.) Usually the lawyer's motions are to ask the judge to change permanent orders that are no longer under his jurisdiction, but I digress!
The judge has ordered over $25,000 for the lawyer's Motion to Strike and a Reply to my Response on same. I requested a hearing to argue the award, but was told that I could only argue the amount of the award, as the judge already decided there would be an award (though he didn't site and statute on which an award could be based.).
Once the judgment was in place, X tried to take money out of my bank account where he sends my alimony check. The judgment is on appeal.
In Colorado, 75% of 'wages' are protected from garnishment. Is my alimony considered 'wages'? Is there anything I can do to stop X from putting my alimony into my checking account and then snagging all of it?
Thanks