What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? FL
My ex and I worked with a mediator for our divorce and our settement agreement included child support and alimony that would be paid directly to me. In the agreement, it also stated that he would pay said amount or I should seek the services of child support enforcement. The amount that he agreed to pay has dwindled down to about one-fifth of the original amount agreed upon, based on his filing for bankrupcy and lots of other financial hardships based on his very bad decisions. For a long time, his family was assisting with some of these payments, but they were often late, insufficient, or entirely missed. A string of about five months of missed payments put us in a very scary situation and forced me to relocate my children crosscountry to be closer to my family. I am completely sick with myself for never going after child support through legal enforcement, but I am wondering what my options are for collecting it now.
I have filed for child support services so that I can get the amount from him that he is able to pay based on his current financial situation. However, given that I never sought enforcement in the past, can I still go after back child support payments that were never made? I don't care about alimony at all, but the child support is really owed to our children. I just don't know whether it's enforceable now?
My ex and I worked with a mediator for our divorce and our settement agreement included child support and alimony that would be paid directly to me. In the agreement, it also stated that he would pay said amount or I should seek the services of child support enforcement. The amount that he agreed to pay has dwindled down to about one-fifth of the original amount agreed upon, based on his filing for bankrupcy and lots of other financial hardships based on his very bad decisions. For a long time, his family was assisting with some of these payments, but they were often late, insufficient, or entirely missed. A string of about five months of missed payments put us in a very scary situation and forced me to relocate my children crosscountry to be closer to my family. I am completely sick with myself for never going after child support through legal enforcement, but I am wondering what my options are for collecting it now.
I have filed for child support services so that I can get the amount from him that he is able to pay based on his current financial situation. However, given that I never sought enforcement in the past, can I still go after back child support payments that were never made? I don't care about alimony at all, but the child support is really owed to our children. I just don't know whether it's enforceable now?