lighthouse0000
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Colorado
Sorry. I started one of these earlier, but didn't know for sure how to do it--the 'thread' stuff is confusing for a non-computer geek!!
My ex-spouse owes me over 20 months in child support, which amounts to over $13,000 as of this August 1, 2009. In addition, he inverted some numbers in prior years, and shorted me roughly $600 a year from the year of the orginal divorce (2002) through 2007, when he filed for modification of support. That arrearage is roughly $3500, so there's a lot of backowed money involved with my situation.
We lived in Colorado at the time of the orginal divorce. When he medically retired from the FAA in Dec 2007, he moved to Florida, and filed for modification of support. This brought the support down from $1600 a month (6 minor kids in the original decree) to $795 a month for 5 kids (one reaches adulthood the end of Oct 2009). He then moved again, and since my adult child breeched his confidential message to her, I know he has moved to Oklahoma---a fact which may or may not be pertinent. But a fact that I'm not supposed to know, as my ex requested secrecy.
My ex also confided to my daughter that he intends to take me back to court as soon as he has paid a retainer fee to get his lawyer to file the forms with the court. I don't believe I've done anything illegal, so all I can do is speculate that my ex wants to have the already modified, unpaid support forgiven, and the mofication orders lowered even further. He believes he should be entitled to tax deductions on the majority of the children, even though he is in significant arrears on child support, including for the years he was paying an incorrect amount. So part of me feels he can't 'get anything' from taking me to court, except the pleasure of creating more anxiety and expense, and part of me sits like a deer in a headlight, not knowing what to expect or do.
My situation is obviously complicated, and I obviously need legal representation. However, with my limited finances, I can only hope there's a lawyer out there who might work with me (aka, represent me on a pay by the hour basis--or accept the majority of the retention fee after the actual court battle.) However, I don't know where to begin my search, and I'm fearing that time is imperative, since my ex claims he's going to take me back to court as soon as he can. Any suggestions?
Sorry. I started one of these earlier, but didn't know for sure how to do it--the 'thread' stuff is confusing for a non-computer geek!!
My ex-spouse owes me over 20 months in child support, which amounts to over $13,000 as of this August 1, 2009. In addition, he inverted some numbers in prior years, and shorted me roughly $600 a year from the year of the orginal divorce (2002) through 2007, when he filed for modification of support. That arrearage is roughly $3500, so there's a lot of backowed money involved with my situation.
We lived in Colorado at the time of the orginal divorce. When he medically retired from the FAA in Dec 2007, he moved to Florida, and filed for modification of support. This brought the support down from $1600 a month (6 minor kids in the original decree) to $795 a month for 5 kids (one reaches adulthood the end of Oct 2009). He then moved again, and since my adult child breeched his confidential message to her, I know he has moved to Oklahoma---a fact which may or may not be pertinent. But a fact that I'm not supposed to know, as my ex requested secrecy.
My ex also confided to my daughter that he intends to take me back to court as soon as he has paid a retainer fee to get his lawyer to file the forms with the court. I don't believe I've done anything illegal, so all I can do is speculate that my ex wants to have the already modified, unpaid support forgiven, and the mofication orders lowered even further. He believes he should be entitled to tax deductions on the majority of the children, even though he is in significant arrears on child support, including for the years he was paying an incorrect amount. So part of me feels he can't 'get anything' from taking me to court, except the pleasure of creating more anxiety and expense, and part of me sits like a deer in a headlight, not knowing what to expect or do.
My situation is obviously complicated, and I obviously need legal representation. However, with my limited finances, I can only hope there's a lawyer out there who might work with me (aka, represent me on a pay by the hour basis--or accept the majority of the retention fee after the actual court battle.) However, I don't know where to begin my search, and I'm fearing that time is imperative, since my ex claims he's going to take me back to court as soon as he can. Any suggestions?