For a variety of reasons, some parents don’t try to collect unpaid child support. Or maybe they try to collect and eventually give up — again for a variety of reasons. That’s really a personal issue between the parents so long as the custodial parent is adequately supporting the child. But children grow up and...
Picture this: You don’t receive your child support and the arrears keep increasing, your lawyer insisted that payments be made through the State Disbursement Unit (SDU) in Tallahassee, and you have a certified copy of the Clerk’s records tracking the payments (and lack thereof). If payments aren’t made through SDU, you have kept meticulous records...
Learning that your child’s other parent has moved out of state can be scary if child support payments are involved. Fortunately, there are several ways to continue collecting your child support across state lines. Probably the easiest approach if the other parent has moved to take a new job is to send his or her...
Florida has a well-deserved reputation as a haven for debtors. One of the state’s most attractive offerings is Florida’s constitutional exemption of homestead property from forced sale by creditors. Residents of other states who find themselves unable to pay their debts often decide that Florida offers an unbeatable combination of sunshine, beaches and protection from...
When alimony and/or child support arrearages accrue after a divorce, sometimes the only asset of value owned by the former spouse is his or her pension/retirement accounts. However, your former spouse may be far from retirement age. Fortunately, there is still a way to demand payment of the support arrearage from your former spouse’s pension/retirement...
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