Child Support Legal Answers

Can my driver’s license be taken away for back child support?

My ex is threatening me that she will get the Los Angeles Dept. of Child Support to take away my driver’s license if I don’t pay all of the back child support I owe. I am a truck driver and have a CDL license. I’ve been paying what I can toward the back support but I can’t pay it all at once. It doesn’t make sense that the child support office would take away my license when that means I would lose my job. If I can’t work my ex has even less chance of getting any child support. Can LA child support services take away my driver’s license for unpaid back support, even if I am making payments toward it?

Los Angeles, CA

Mar 15, 2021

Can I withhold child support if I’m not seeing my children?

My wife and I are living apart and I am paying her child support for my children. We agreed I would see them each weekend from Friday through Sunday but she is refusing me access to them. Her refusal is unjustified as I love my children and would not harm them. I have been paying her regular support for the children since the separation. I want to know if I can stop paying that support until she allows us to return to the normal visitation schedule? Stopping the support may be the only way I can force her to allow me to continue my relationship with the children. Is there anything legally she can do to me if I withhold the support? I need to discuss this with a lawyer and I would prefer to work with a Muslim lawyer who speaks Hindi.

Raleigh, NC

Mar 15, 2021

Can a child support agreement be enforced abroad?

My Muslim husband left my children here in Oklahoma City and moved back to Morocco. Before he left he signed an agreement stating he would pay $750 per month for child support. He paid the first two months after he left and has not paid since. I do know where he is living and have considered contacting his family to see if they will encourage him to honor his agreement to our children. If his family cannot help, is it possible to enforce the agreement he signed against him in Morocco? Does the U.S. cooperate with child support agencies abroad to collect support? If this is possible, what do I need to do to start the process and will I need a lawyer to represent me? If I have to retain a lawyer, can my husband be required to pay any of the legal fees for my representation?

Oklahoma City, OK

Mar 15, 2021

Will a judge increase child support to cover daycare costs?

Child support for my children was set over three years ago when I was not working. I have recently returned to employment and I now have to place my youngest son in daycare as he is not yet school age. The current child support doesn’t cover any daycare costs and the cost is substantial as I need daycare for 40 hours per week. Can my child support be increased to cover part of these additional daycare costs? How do I file for a child support modification in Virginia and do I need a lawyer to represent me or do I do it myself? I live in the Richmond area.

Richmond, VA

Mar 15, 2021

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