I’m not receiving child support as ordered by the judge. What are my remedies?
The proper remedy would be to file a Motion for Contempt. This is an in depth procedure for which you would want to contact an experienced family law attorney. To be found in contempt, a person must be willfully violating a court order. The parent that has been ordered to pay child support but fails to do so can be ordered to pay back child support (called an arrearage) with interest, reimbursement for the other parent’s attorney’s fees for bringing a contempt motion, a lump sum amount (called a purge amount), or any other sanctions the judge feels is appropriate.
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