GoingNutsinPA
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? PA/Allegheny County
Hello everyone! I'm happy to have found this forum! Nice to meet you all! I hope you all can help me, I know you cannot forsee the future and tell me what a judge will order, I would just like to know the probability...
My ex has his 4th contempt hearing for support. The last contempt hearing, he did not show up, had a warrant issued for his arrest, after several attempts, the sheriff finally found him at his house and had him spend 2 1/2 days in jail, he paid $500 to get out (he owes $25,000+ on the order) and was ordered to pay a purge every month in full.
He hasn't paid a dime since he agreed to the purge. In fact, it has been just about 5 months since he has made a support payment and we have a new hearing tomorrow for failure to pay on a purge and non-payment of support. He started having income attachments on 4/2 and then they were terminated on 4/20. So now he has no job at all.
A few questions:
I didn't turn him in and neither did his first wife, did the court make this hearing on their own since he is on purge?
What are the chances that he goes back to jail this time since it is a purge contempt?
And if I really push the issue of how I have been assuming 100% financial responsibility, how he refuses to buy the children shoes, take them for haircuts, buy them clothes...would the hearing officer take this into consideration for his decision on another jail term?
I'm so sick of this! And he always gets a slap on the hand, then he is told don't do it again, go find a job and goes on his merry little way. This is what he does and I can't understand how these hearing officers do not realize this pattern that has been going on for 10 years. He gets a job, quits when support finds him or works long enough to be eligible for unemployment, finds a way to get fired to collect and works under the table. Gets hearing notice for failure to pay supprt, finds an over-the-table job long enough to make it through the hearing, says, "I'm working, can't pay if I'm in jail" and they send him home, he quits his job that day and does the entire cycle all over again.
When is it going to be enough? Like I mentioned above, he finally went to jail for 2 1/2 days, he obviously did not learn his lesson since he didn't pay one cent towards his purge, he is not working now...what are the chances he goes back? I know of a guy in our neighborhood who was just sentenced to 6 months in jail for support...could this be where my ex is headed?
Thanks all for your help. Like I said, I know you cannot tell me what a judge will order, I just want to know the chances!
Hello everyone! I'm happy to have found this forum! Nice to meet you all! I hope you all can help me, I know you cannot forsee the future and tell me what a judge will order, I would just like to know the probability...
My ex has his 4th contempt hearing for support. The last contempt hearing, he did not show up, had a warrant issued for his arrest, after several attempts, the sheriff finally found him at his house and had him spend 2 1/2 days in jail, he paid $500 to get out (he owes $25,000+ on the order) and was ordered to pay a purge every month in full.
He hasn't paid a dime since he agreed to the purge. In fact, it has been just about 5 months since he has made a support payment and we have a new hearing tomorrow for failure to pay on a purge and non-payment of support. He started having income attachments on 4/2 and then they were terminated on 4/20. So now he has no job at all.
A few questions:
I didn't turn him in and neither did his first wife, did the court make this hearing on their own since he is on purge?
What are the chances that he goes back to jail this time since it is a purge contempt?
And if I really push the issue of how I have been assuming 100% financial responsibility, how he refuses to buy the children shoes, take them for haircuts, buy them clothes...would the hearing officer take this into consideration for his decision on another jail term?
I'm so sick of this! And he always gets a slap on the hand, then he is told don't do it again, go find a job and goes on his merry little way. This is what he does and I can't understand how these hearing officers do not realize this pattern that has been going on for 10 years. He gets a job, quits when support finds him or works long enough to be eligible for unemployment, finds a way to get fired to collect and works under the table. Gets hearing notice for failure to pay supprt, finds an over-the-table job long enough to make it through the hearing, says, "I'm working, can't pay if I'm in jail" and they send him home, he quits his job that day and does the entire cycle all over again.
When is it going to be enough? Like I mentioned above, he finally went to jail for 2 1/2 days, he obviously did not learn his lesson since he didn't pay one cent towards his purge, he is not working now...what are the chances he goes back? I know of a guy in our neighborhood who was just sentenced to 6 months in jail for support...could this be where my ex is headed?
Thanks all for your help. Like I said, I know you cannot tell me what a judge will order, I just want to know the chances!