Child support enforcement

[Ilinfoplz]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois
October 2008 I took my ex husband back to court because he had never paid the court ordered amount of child support. He would just pay me whatever he felt like.

My ex husband stop paying any child support in 11/2008.

In July 2009 I received a form in the mail that he had signed. It was a Final and Irrevocable Consent and Surrender of Parental Rights. I spoke to my attorney about it. He spoke to my ex's attorney, she had quit being his attorney. My attorney told me that even though he had signed this that it didn't get him off the hook for child support unless my children were adopted.

In July 2009 my ex also quit his job with the Illinois Department of Corrections.

In August 2009 he supposedly moved to Las Vegas with his girlfriend and her daughter.

In October 2009 I finally got to go before the judge (it only took a year). My ex didn't show up. The judge ordered him to pay over $14000 in back child support.

I got the signed court order in December 2009. I then contacted Illinois child support enfocement. They sent me a bunch of paper work in January 2010. I filled it all out and sent them copies of the divorce papers, the parental rights surrender, and the court order.

I am wondering if anyone knows how long it takes for child support enforcement to find a dead beat dad? He has property here in Illinois. If they can't locate him can they seize the house and sell it to get me my money?

 

[Zigner]

If he's not working, how do you expect to get any money?

(He sounds like a low-life...but that wasn't your question)

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois
October 2008 I took my ex husband back to court because he had never paid the court ordered amount of child support. He would just pay me whatever he felt like.

My ex husband stop paying any child support in 11/2008.

In July 2009 I received a form in the mail that he had signed. It was a Final and Irrevocable Consent and Surrender of Parental Rights. I spoke to my attorney about it. He spoke to my ex's attorney, she had quit being his attorney. My attorney told me that even though he had signed this that it didn't get him off the hook for child support unless my children were adopted.

In July 2009 my ex also quit his job with the Illinois Department of Corrections.

In August 2009 he supposedly moved to Las Vegas with his girlfriend and her daughter.

In October 2009 I finally got to go before the judge (it only took a year). My ex didn't show up. The judge ordered him to pay over $14000 in back child support.

I got the signed court order in December 2009. I then contacted Illinois child support enfocement. They sent me a bunch of paper work in January 2010. I filled it all out and sent them copies of the divorce papers, the parental rights surrender, and the court order.

I am wondering if anyone knows how long it takes for child support enforcement to find a dead beat dad? He has property here in Illinois. If they can't locate him can they seize the house and sell it to get me my money?

Why did you give them a copy of the parental rights surrender? That may cause confusion.

A lien can be placed against the house, but they cannot seize it. Odds are however that he has abandoned the house and if he has a mortgage, or isn't paying the property taxes its going to be gone shortly, if it isn't already.

Unfortunately if someone is truly determined to be a deadbeat, it can be next to impossible to collect from them. They will distroy their own financial future in the process, they will never be able to own any real assets, and won't be earning any social security credits, (so they will end up being very destitute old people) but they can make it virtually impossible for someone to collect from them.

It makes absolutely no sense why someone would do that to themselves, let alone abandon their children, but some people are just that foolish.

 

[Ilinfoplz]

I gave them a copy of the parental rights surrender because they said to send all legal documents I have concerning him.

The house is paid for and so is the 80 acres that is with it. His father is living in it right now so it's not abandoned.

When he was 6 years old his mother opened a savings account for him. His name is the account name but she is the trustee and he can not touch it until she dies. Last time I heard it had about $80,000 in it. His grandmother has a fund for him also but I don't know how much is in it.

Can that money be taken if he is indeed not working? And what about winnings from gambling? (that's why he supposedly moved so he could play blackjack for a living).

 

[Ilinfoplz]

(He sounds like a low-life...but that wasn't your question)

He is a low-life. We got divorced after 9 years of marriage and just cause I was no longer going to be in his life he decides that I will quote he "has no use for his children" Our daughter was 10 and our son 5 when he signed his rights over. He showed up for visitation the first 4 months after our divorce then we never saw him again. I just got the paper in the mail saying he had signed over his rights.

 

[CJane]

I gave them a copy of the parental rights surrender because they said to send all legal documents I have concerning him.

The house is paid for and so is the 80 acres that is with it. His father is living in it right now so it's not abandoned.

When he was 6 years old his mother opened a savings account for him. His name is the account name but she is the trustee and he can not touch it until she dies. Last time I heard it had about $80,000 in it. His grandmother has a fund for him also but I don't know how much is in it.

Can that money be taken if he is indeed not working? And what about winnings from gambling? (that's why he supposedly moved so he could play blackjack for a living).

Gambling winnings can definitely be attached.

However, I'd be willing to bet that while he might have moved to Vegas to "make a living at blackjack"... unless he's an exceptionally talented player, he's not making enough money playing to live off of... sounds more like one of those people who tends to believe that every next venture is going to result in "big money".