How do I get money from my X?

[pamme64]

It was stated in the divorce decree that he was supposed to pay the attorny's fee, and our daughter's hopital bill. I paid the attorny, and I am being taken to court over the hospital bill. How do I get the X to pay what he is supposed to plus interest and court cost? He owes me about $3500.

I live in Indiana.

 

[dorenephilpot]

Hi, there. I'm an attorney in Indiana and will try to help you w/your situation.

Do you still have a good relationship w/your divorce attorney? If so, you could have him/her pursue that money for you.

You can ask that the court set a contempt hearing. He could be found in contempt for not paying those bills according to the agreement. He can be jailed for contempt in some instances. The court can also make him pay your NEW attorney fees, in addition to the old ones.

Most likely you would need to use a procedure called a proceeding supplemental in which he comes to court and gives information about how he can pay the bill. Then if he doesn't, show, he's in contempt and can be arrested. If he DOES show, you can get the info you need to have his wages garnished, liens put on his property, whatever.

I'm an attorney in Indianapolis and would happy to talk to you about this. Here's my contact info:

Dorene J. Philpot
Attorney at Law
156 E. Market St., Suite 200
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 486-4578
(317) 686-1150 fax
[email protected]
home page address:
http://hometown.aol.com/dphilpotlaw/myhomepage/profile.html