New York
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I need help for a friend, any qualified advice will be greatly appreciated. The father of my friend's kids (they were never legally married, but have 2 daughters age 13 and 11) is refusing to pay any child support whatsoever. My friend (her name is Diane) is in desperate financial situation and in danger of losing her home because her job doesn't pay nearly enough to cover the mortgage payments and living expenses for herself and her 2 daughters. I am asking this question for her because they have no computer.
Like I said, the daughters' father doesn't provide any financial support whatsoever. He works "off the books", so previous attempts to collect CS were unsuccessful. Despite all that he still insists to see his daughters 3 times a week. Is there anything that can be done in this case? There must be some kind of mechanism to collect money from someone who has almost no "official" income, but has assets and money in the bank, am I wrong? The father is not cooperative and will pay up only if feels some kind of real threat of legal action.
If you need any more details or specifics to answer this question, please post here and I will ask Diane and post follow-ups.
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I need help for a friend, any qualified advice will be greatly appreciated. The father of my friend's kids (they were never legally married, but have 2 daughters age 13 and 11) is refusing to pay any child support whatsoever. My friend (her name is Diane) is in desperate financial situation and in danger of losing her home because her job doesn't pay nearly enough to cover the mortgage payments and living expenses for herself and her 2 daughters. I am asking this question for her because they have no computer.
Like I said, the daughters' father doesn't provide any financial support whatsoever. He works "off the books", so previous attempts to collect CS were unsuccessful. Despite all that he still insists to see his daughters 3 times a week. Is there anything that can be done in this case? There must be some kind of mechanism to collect money from someone who has almost no "official" income, but has assets and money in the bank, am I wrong? The father is not cooperative and will pay up only if feels some kind of real threat of legal action.
If you need any more details or specifics to answer this question, please post here and I will ask Diane and post follow-ups.