What is the name of your state? Colorado
My husband has been divorced from his ex wife for eleven years. We have been the custodial parent of the child for the last two years. It took us about a year to get the modification in child support and another year has gone by with no support. She is now over $5000 in arrears. Her wages have just been garnished but has told us that she is being fired becuase of the wage garnishment.
Since the divorce, she has remarried and since lost her husband. He was quite well off and left her life insurance, assets, and security that she is not claiming. She lives a pretty high lifestyle of vacations and shopping while only claiming that she works 18 hours a week as a seamstress. CSE is trying but moving at a snails pace. They have also withheld our federal tax refund from 2005 since February which was after the court date where the custody and child support modification were filed in our favor! To date the total owed to us is over $7000.
I realize that this is close to becoming a federal case. However, putting her in jail won't help anyone. Is there grounds for a civil suit and if so, would an attorney work for a % of the money recovered?
I also feel that we have a case against CSE because we have documented proof of conflict of interest, lack of professionalism, and mishandling of this case. I have elevated this to the Director of the Colorado CSE and she is looking into it. However, if she is unsuccessful do we go to the state legislature health and human services committee or what is the next chain of command?
My husband has been divorced from his ex wife for eleven years. We have been the custodial parent of the child for the last two years. It took us about a year to get the modification in child support and another year has gone by with no support. She is now over $5000 in arrears. Her wages have just been garnished but has told us that she is being fired becuase of the wage garnishment.
Since the divorce, she has remarried and since lost her husband. He was quite well off and left her life insurance, assets, and security that she is not claiming. She lives a pretty high lifestyle of vacations and shopping while only claiming that she works 18 hours a week as a seamstress. CSE is trying but moving at a snails pace. They have also withheld our federal tax refund from 2005 since February which was after the court date where the custody and child support modification were filed in our favor! To date the total owed to us is over $7000.
I realize that this is close to becoming a federal case. However, putting her in jail won't help anyone. Is there grounds for a civil suit and if so, would an attorney work for a % of the money recovered?
I also feel that we have a case against CSE because we have documented proof of conflict of interest, lack of professionalism, and mishandling of this case. I have elevated this to the Director of the Colorado CSE and she is looking into it. However, if she is unsuccessful do we go to the state legislature health and human services committee or what is the next chain of command?