What is the name of your state? Missouri / Arkansas
I having trouble on a jurisidiction issue with Child SUpport.
Background info.....
order is established in Missouri and maintained through Interstate office - since dad was still in MO we couldn't pull to AR
Mom and kids -- live in Arkansas
Dad is 3 1/2 years in arrears.
They have tried the wage with holding - he quits and it takes several months to locate again and the same thing occurs over and over. He is moving back in forth between Missouri and Arkansas and they can't establish a residence for him.
They filed a court case in Missouri. At the time it was filed it was a Misdemeanor (it's now felony amount and time frame). They tried to serve him through the mail and it was returned. A year and half later --- still no service, court case is just sitting there.
Get this.....the court case was dismissed.
The CS caseworker stated that the established residence he now has is in Arkansas. Since both parents are residing in Arkansas the Missouri case has been dismissed because they have no jurisdiction over him.
Is this a common thing? It seems like it would be really easy to dodge prosecution if this is the case. Just keep relocating and no specific state could claim jurisdiction.
The really screwey part**************since we are not receiving state aid assistance it's going to cost MAJOR for Arkansas to pick up the order. The initial fees to establish their services isn't that bad.....but for them to pursue him legally will be like $1000 for the court fees and then depending on how long they spend on it. They actually have billing of $100 an hour and fees for court appearance and miscellaneous billing, etc. By the time they add it all up.....it will eat up what he owes and wouldn't benefit us anyways.
Just seems like a catch 22 and wondered if anyone had similiar problems?
I having trouble on a jurisidiction issue with Child SUpport.
Background info.....
order is established in Missouri and maintained through Interstate office - since dad was still in MO we couldn't pull to AR
Mom and kids -- live in Arkansas
Dad is 3 1/2 years in arrears.
They have tried the wage with holding - he quits and it takes several months to locate again and the same thing occurs over and over. He is moving back in forth between Missouri and Arkansas and they can't establish a residence for him.
They filed a court case in Missouri. At the time it was filed it was a Misdemeanor (it's now felony amount and time frame). They tried to serve him through the mail and it was returned. A year and half later --- still no service, court case is just sitting there.
Get this.....the court case was dismissed.
The CS caseworker stated that the established residence he now has is in Arkansas. Since both parents are residing in Arkansas the Missouri case has been dismissed because they have no jurisdiction over him.
Is this a common thing? It seems like it would be really easy to dodge prosecution if this is the case. Just keep relocating and no specific state could claim jurisdiction.
The really screwey part**************since we are not receiving state aid assistance it's going to cost MAJOR for Arkansas to pick up the order. The initial fees to establish their services isn't that bad.....but for them to pursue him legally will be like $1000 for the court fees and then depending on how long they spend on it. They actually have billing of $100 an hour and fees for court appearance and miscellaneous billing, etc. By the time they add it all up.....it will eat up what he owes and wouldn't benefit us anyways.
Just seems like a catch 22 and wondered if anyone had similiar problems?