Okay Pro's Give my Holy Cane on this one!

[tigger22472]

You're wife can start a support order simply by going to your local child support enforcement agency and filing for one. The fee is usually minimal (here it is $20, unless you're on state aid then it's free) If he is working on the books, they can track him down, serve him and garnish his wages. The only problem I see with this is she may need to file in the originating state but I would still go and file. She may easily be able to file in your state since neither party lives in the original state any longer. If he has been at the same job for a while then maybe he won't want to quit just to avoid support. Have her gather all the info she has on him (SS#, birthdate, address, phone # ect) and take that to CSE to file.

The one thing you seem worried about is the unauthorized move away. You say this was 8 years ago and he has known all this time where his daughter was, has sent money and has also exercised visitation since the move. Your wife can use the laches defense, meaning, he has known for 8 years that she moved but chose to do nothing, therefore, consenting with his silence.


I'm not sure what he thinks he can sue YOU for but you nor your income has anything to do with a child support case.

LMSP.. I really hate to dispute you as I luvs ya and all but I have to. CSE won't track them down at least not in our great state. It doesn't matter what info you have really. The address and phone number they could use but the odds of them pursuing that are minimal.

I knew my ex's SS # I also knew he was working but didn't know where. I called CSE (who already had his address and phone number at the time) and the lady told me "Unless you find out where he's working at we can't do anything" I was VERY angry.. I said... "310-XX-XXXX, YOU throw it in a computer and tell me where he's paying taxes from" She told me (and THREE other counties have told me the same) that they didn't have the ability to do so. I have given them every address and phone number I've had for my ex. They called him once and e-mailed me to say "Mr. XXXXX was uncooperative and refused to give any useful information" Well, HELLO! I told them I wanted charges filed and him put in jail and they have refused. He of course has since moved yet again yet I KNOW he lives between his mothers house AND his brothers house. SUPPOSABLY CSE has tried to serve him at both addresses and he's never found.

My point to the OP is that if he doesn't want to pay and wants to make their lives hell he can! IMO it's not worth it for three years and for the income that the OP is bringing in.

I will ask this of the OP. When your SD visits her father, who pays for transportation? If you are I would definately go and have that modified in an order. Since he isn't ordered to pay support he's not required too and although I wouldnt' fight for it, I wouldn't pay for the transportation too!

 

[stealth2]

Does the family court look only a household income not just hers? How much would it cost to bring this guy to court for the support order.

To give you an idea, I've been working on a support mod for over 1 1/2 years and am over 10k in the hole for it at this point. He may or may not be ordered to cover my legal fees.

 

[kidoday]

CSE won't track them down at least not in our great state

Tigger I am going to have to disagree with you on this one

as I luvs ya and all but I have to

. In Allen County, IN they took my sd's mother to court for non payment and intercepted her taxes. Without anyone requesting them to do so. I realize this isn't the norm, but it can be done.

 

[tab62]

My income is good for a single family in Washington State after the mortage is paid and the basic bills we have nothing left to show for it. The family house in our area is 300K and the 30 yr mortgage is $2100. That alone take almost half of my net pay. That is why I would hate to spend big bucks on this guy and nothing happens.

Also I've kept all his emails and voice mails to forward to the court. He actually isn't afraid of us getting anything since he feels that he doens't have to pay and threats to me are for him protecting his daughter from us. His daughter has been hurt only once in our 8 eight and that was us informing her of us not taking her to a high end school and inside going to our local resident HS after her grad of the JRHS in a private non-resident area. We basically cannot afford the high end HS and the time driving her over a 100 miles away. She get upset and called her father crying and told him that we weren't sending her the school and he want crazy at us- calling me a croward and other words (colorful methphors) and his wife a WHOR@. His daughter was actually proud of him but she still doesn't want to live with him. I must be a teenage thing that if you don't get what you want you try turning thing. To say the least I am very disappointed in her for doing this matter in the way she did it.

 

[tigger22472]

In Allen County, IN they took my sd's mother to court for non payment and intercepted her taxes. Without anyone requesting them to do so. I realize this isn't the norm, but it can be done.

Right, and she allowed herself to be found. Those who refuse to pay to the point they purposely avoid it can. My ex hasn't paid taxes in 3 years, at least one of which I know he should have.