jphunter001
Junior Member
Texas...
OK, I am obligated to pay child support, as normal. When divorcing I got set with an extremely high support amount, based on previous two years income, and even at that time, I was already making less. So, a couple of months after divorce was final, I could not keep paying that amount, so I filed for review. It only (sarcasm) took the State of Texas 1 year and 2 months to do something. We ended up back in court, and it was reduced, but not enough for my the present income.
Trying to make a long story short, arrearage has been building, because not only having child support, I was also having employment problems. I was having it deducted as ordered, but most of the time, it was 50% of my pay. As I was not able to meet the full amount ordered. Child support arrearage kept building. Then I went approximately 4 weeks straight unemployed, and then recently began working again. To make matters worse, I got served today with papers saying I am being sued, and in contempt. What the heck??? I am doing everything that I can, can't even say that I am getting by. What is the State of Texas looking for? I realize I owe arrearage, I realize I am obligated to pay, that's not the issue. If I was not working, and I was not "making" the money that is needed to pay my monthly obligation in full, what can a person do. Now, I have been forced to seek my attorney again, and I don't know what else I can do.
Thank You
OK, I am obligated to pay child support, as normal. When divorcing I got set with an extremely high support amount, based on previous two years income, and even at that time, I was already making less. So, a couple of months after divorce was final, I could not keep paying that amount, so I filed for review. It only (sarcasm) took the State of Texas 1 year and 2 months to do something. We ended up back in court, and it was reduced, but not enough for my the present income.
Trying to make a long story short, arrearage has been building, because not only having child support, I was also having employment problems. I was having it deducted as ordered, but most of the time, it was 50% of my pay. As I was not able to meet the full amount ordered. Child support arrearage kept building. Then I went approximately 4 weeks straight unemployed, and then recently began working again. To make matters worse, I got served today with papers saying I am being sued, and in contempt. What the heck??? I am doing everything that I can, can't even say that I am getting by. What is the State of Texas looking for? I realize I owe arrearage, I realize I am obligated to pay, that's not the issue. If I was not working, and I was not "making" the money that is needed to pay my monthly obligation in full, what can a person do. Now, I have been forced to seek my attorney again, and I don't know what else I can do.
Thank You