My family and I live in CA. My father(68yrs old) and my mother(57yrs old) have been unemployed for over a year now and have been basically living off his measly pension and his now non-existent savings.
As of 9/04 my dad's ex-wife decided to sue him for not paying alimony or child support for my 5 half brothers and sister (who are now in their 30's and 40's). The truth is my father DID pay for years, but did so in cash and left no paper trail to prove that he did. The only documentation we were able to retrieve was a letter signed by her that told my father's old job that it was ok to suspend my father's financial support since she was employed and cohabitating with someone else. Apparently she also commited welfare fraud when recently divorced by receiving welfare for 5 kids and holding a job. She was caught and threatened to go to prison but later held a job in the same Welfare offices. Any documentation that she commited fraud apparently does not exist either (if it did).
We hired a lawyer who says that the view is very grim.
We have a court date on the 9th and so far we worry about the outcome. We only own a two cars and a house which still has a mortgage. One car was changed into my name after hearing about the alimony suit.
The questions would be, exactly HOW grim is the situation? How many of out few possesions will we lose? Will I lose my car even though it has been changed to my name? Can't this be fought back?
As of 9/04 my dad's ex-wife decided to sue him for not paying alimony or child support for my 5 half brothers and sister (who are now in their 30's and 40's). The truth is my father DID pay for years, but did so in cash and left no paper trail to prove that he did. The only documentation we were able to retrieve was a letter signed by her that told my father's old job that it was ok to suspend my father's financial support since she was employed and cohabitating with someone else. Apparently she also commited welfare fraud when recently divorced by receiving welfare for 5 kids and holding a job. She was caught and threatened to go to prison but later held a job in the same Welfare offices. Any documentation that she commited fraud apparently does not exist either (if it did).
We hired a lawyer who says that the view is very grim.
We have a court date on the 9th and so far we worry about the outcome. We only own a two cars and a house which still has a mortgage. One car was changed into my name after hearing about the alimony suit.
The questions would be, exactly HOW grim is the situation? How many of out few possesions will we lose? Will I lose my car even though it has been changed to my name? Can't this be fought back?