What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio/Texas
I had a kid with my girlfriend in Texas sixteen years ago, then broke up with her because she was cheating. I moved to Illinois, where I was crushed in a car accident and was not supposed to ever walk again. Six months later, after 3 months in the hospital and 3 months of intensive therapy, I started walking again. I then moved around the midwest, taking various jobs with companies that all had my information; these were not under the table jobs. Sixteen years later, I am living in Ohio and working a part-time job at a grocery store. I have not had contact with the mother or child. I tried to visit them shortly after my injury, but the mother took off and I couldn't find them. Shortly after getting my current job, I received a child support bill saying that I owed 12,000 dollars to the state of Texas, but this was the first I had even heard of it. Furthermore, they take over half of my part-time paycheck because they are taking based on numbers that I was earning years ago at other companies. I can hardly afford to pay my own bills; I had to move out of my apartment and in with friends, and can't afford pain medication for my back etc.; I am in almost constant pain. What can I do to alleviate these bills? Is there a way to get "absolved" of the child support? I feel that my rights are being violated, especially since I have not had contact with either party for over 16 years. I can't afford a lawyer. What can I do?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I had a kid with my girlfriend in Texas sixteen years ago, then broke up with her because she was cheating. I moved to Illinois, where I was crushed in a car accident and was not supposed to ever walk again. Six months later, after 3 months in the hospital and 3 months of intensive therapy, I started walking again. I then moved around the midwest, taking various jobs with companies that all had my information; these were not under the table jobs. Sixteen years later, I am living in Ohio and working a part-time job at a grocery store. I have not had contact with the mother or child. I tried to visit them shortly after my injury, but the mother took off and I couldn't find them. Shortly after getting my current job, I received a child support bill saying that I owed 12,000 dollars to the state of Texas, but this was the first I had even heard of it. Furthermore, they take over half of my part-time paycheck because they are taking based on numbers that I was earning years ago at other companies. I can hardly afford to pay my own bills; I had to move out of my apartment and in with friends, and can't afford pain medication for my back etc.; I am in almost constant pain. What can I do to alleviate these bills? Is there a way to get "absolved" of the child support? I feel that my rights are being violated, especially since I have not had contact with either party for over 16 years. I can't afford a lawyer. What can I do?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
