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What to do if my pay is being garnished for child support, but my employer is not sending the money in?

The consequences for the employer are spelled out in the original Income Deduction Order.  There are usually civil penalties related to not complying with the provisions of the Order, and th

Gregory Buckley answered 23 hours ago

If my 19 year is still in college, when she gets married am I still obligated to pay child support for her?

It is my understanding that in Virginia, you have to pay child cupport until the child is 18, or support may continue for any dependent child that is a full-time high school student and living in

M.T.G., Member, New York Bar answered 3 months ago

How can the biological mother obtain sole custody of the child if the father cannot be located?

To make things easier now and going forward, she should and can file a custody suit granting her sole custody of the child.  She can also ask the court to grant her the exclusive right to seek an

B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar answered 3 months ago

If my ex-wife and I were divorced in one state and she decides to move to a different state, can she choose which state she can request child support from?

Ordinarily in the fact pattern that you have listed in your question, since the dissolution happened in one state most likely that state has jurisdiction over all future issues arising out of the marr

E.M., Member, California Bar answered 3 months ago

Can I be emancipated?

You need a guardian ad litem. You need an attorney to help you file for emancipation and show you can actually live on your own (rent, food, transportation, health care) and still go to school. You ne

MD, Member, California Bar answered 3 months ago

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