What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?Florida
I have full custody of my daughter. Her father was put on court ordered support as of 08/2013. This was after nearly 1 1/2 years of me trying to play nice and asking him for only $75. He basically told me to shove it and was found to be 2 years in arrears and ordered to pay $575 a month. He has so far paid nothing...not one cent. I have been on the DOR CSE case diligently, but they haven't even threatened to suspend his license yet. When I give them information about his personal vehicle they told me they can't put a lien on it because there is no lienholder on it! How does that make any sense??
Meanwhile, he works under the table...when he chooses to work. Lives with his mother for free. He has no other children and besides a phone bill, no other real bills. He has told me many times he does not intend to pay, although he claims to love our daughter so much. He is also on probation for a very serious crime he served time for for another 7 years. I have spoken to his probation officer, hoping she would say something to him, but that never happened. Isn't it a normal probation term to keep regular work and take care of your dependants? He always has money for the bars and partying, never for my child. I have asked him to sign his rights over, and he refuses. He sees her maybe once every couple months and doesn't live that far from us.
I am furious over this as my daughter's standard of living is not what it should be if she had 2 responsible parents. My family has offered to help me with an attorney. If anyone in Florida has any experience with contempt of court proceedings here, please let me know. I'm thinking of filing myself, but I don't want to wait another 6 months for a court date like I did for child support. If I have an attorney can this process move faster? Will my attorney use pictures that he posts while on the job on Facebook as evidence of willfully not paying?
Thanks so much for any help.
I have full custody of my daughter. Her father was put on court ordered support as of 08/2013. This was after nearly 1 1/2 years of me trying to play nice and asking him for only $75. He basically told me to shove it and was found to be 2 years in arrears and ordered to pay $575 a month. He has so far paid nothing...not one cent. I have been on the DOR CSE case diligently, but they haven't even threatened to suspend his license yet. When I give them information about his personal vehicle they told me they can't put a lien on it because there is no lienholder on it! How does that make any sense??
Meanwhile, he works under the table...when he chooses to work. Lives with his mother for free. He has no other children and besides a phone bill, no other real bills. He has told me many times he does not intend to pay, although he claims to love our daughter so much. He is also on probation for a very serious crime he served time for for another 7 years. I have spoken to his probation officer, hoping she would say something to him, but that never happened. Isn't it a normal probation term to keep regular work and take care of your dependants? He always has money for the bars and partying, never for my child. I have asked him to sign his rights over, and he refuses. He sees her maybe once every couple months and doesn't live that far from us.
I am furious over this as my daughter's standard of living is not what it should be if she had 2 responsible parents. My family has offered to help me with an attorney. If anyone in Florida has any experience with contempt of court proceedings here, please let me know. I'm thinking of filing myself, but I don't want to wait another 6 months for a court date like I did for child support. If I have an attorney can this process move faster? Will my attorney use pictures that he posts while on the job on Facebook as evidence of willfully not paying?
Thanks so much for any help.
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