Non-payment of child support - Page 2

pixiegirl · 08-19-2002, 02:07 PM

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Originally posted by RoseRed
Geez, maybe you should try a female judge or one with a bit more compassion.

You wanna hear something that's really gonna make you puke? When the ex was first served his complaint for custody he was given 30 days to respond to it. Did he? Nope, pure laziness. So there was an order signed by a judge for him to be in default and not be able to give testimony since he apparently didn't care enough to even respond to the complaint for custody. I was entirely too nice when we finally went for our hearing 5 months after I originally filed and recieving no kind of support for my child and continuing to pay for the ex's health insurance because I couldn't take him off my policy. So I told my lawyer all I wanted was child support from that point forward and set visitation. My ex jumped on it and agreed. We went in front of a FEMALE master cheif. That dumb b!tch took pity on the ex gave him his chance to speak and another 30 days from that date to respond to the complaint for custody before he would be found in default. I thought I was going to die. I've been raising my son BY MYSELF and did everything right and legally, didn't go for backed child support and she still gave him another chance. Makes me want to puke. I've told my lawyer when we go back I want to be seen by a judge.

*RoseRed* ^(Premo) · 08-19-2002, 02:15 PM

All I can say is WOW! I hope I never end up in that situation. Best of luck to you.

watercolor · 08-19-2002, 02:23 PM

http://www.dhr.state.md.us/csea/

ok. I found this site..and I am going to look into a couple more things to see what I can do. Keep checking back. Cause I will edit this when I find more on it. But so far here is this so far.

Here is some information for people in charles to contact

CRA

101 Catalpa Drive
La Plata, MD 20646

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 3065
La Plata, MD. 20646
FAX 301-932-3379

Leonard C. Collins, Jr.
State’s Attorney
301-932-3350

Elizabeth Theobalds
Office Supervisor/Asst. State’s Attorney
301-932-3355

watercolor · 08-19-2002, 02:27 PM

here are some more of the people that they listed to contact.

Courthouse
P.O. Box 3000
LaPlata, MD. 20646

Hon. Helen Harrington
Hearing Master
301-932-3422

Joyce C. Grubman
Secretary/Court Room Clerk
301-932-3422

Donna Burch
Clerk of the Court
301-932-3202

P.O. Box 189
La Plata, MD. 20646

Frederick E. Davis
Sheriff
301-932-3059

I hope some of that helps. I was having a heck of a time with finding these numbers.

pixiegirl · 08-19-2002, 02:30 PM

A master cheif hears most of the cases that come through "family court" I'm not sure exactly what it is but in family court I think they're just as good as a judge. After the first hearing I was complaining to everyone and heard from several people that the particular master cheif we went before is a bleeding heart liberal and believes in giving dead-beat parents a "second chance".

We were planning on having his paychecks garnished but before the paperwork could all go through he lost his job.

pixiegirl · 08-19-2002, 02:31 PM

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Hon. Helen Harrington

There she is my favorite person.

Sierra39 · 08-19-2002, 02:40 PM

Pixie, I was stupid with my ex, too, so I feel your pain...

If you go through OCSE (Office of Child Support Enforcement) you DO NOT have to go through the expense of hiring an attorney. However, their caseload is INCREDIBLE, so it'll generally take more time to get something accomplished. But at least you won't be losing whatever you get by paying it out in attorney's fees!

Most of the time, the court will take NO action UNLESS the payment is at least 90 days in arrears. When it DOES go to court, chances are they'll let him make monthly payments to pay off his arrears – and it's usually only about $25 (or less) per month in addition to the court-ordered child support. That means it'll take you nearly two years just to recoup $500 in back-support! So don't let it go too long...

Also when you get to court, be sure to ask for the wage withholding option so they can take it directly out of his paycheck. They can also intercept any tax refund and apply it towards back child support. The driver's license thing is usually a "last ditch" effort, used to bring in the ones who fail to respond to subpoenas to appear in court. If he's self-employed (like mine is) your options are somewhat limited because you can't garnish wages and they usually OWE taxes...

Good luck! PM me if you need more info!

pixiegirl · 08-19-2002, 02:50 PM

I bent over and got prepared to take it up the arse and put a call in to my lawyer. He said it would probably be around $300 for him to file the papers and appear in court. Not too bad so I might just do that.

On a lighter note, now that Water has provided me w/ the phone number to the wonderful Master Harrington think I should call her and say "Good job giving my ex a second chance. He still hasn't paid any type of support. Oh and giving him another 30 days to respond to his original complaint for custody was 'SUPER' cause all it did was waste my time and money which I now have to give to my lawyer instead of being able to spend it on my son. Anway, I just wanted to let you know what a good job you're doing..."

*RoseRed* ^(Premo) · 08-19-2002, 02:56 PM

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Originally posted by cariblue

I think that's an excellent idea!

Cari beat me to it! I second that!

*RoseRed* ^(Premo) · 08-19-2002, 02:58 PM

or.... write her a letter and cc the Letter's to the Editor section of the paper.

08-19-2002, 02:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
RoseRed ^(Premo) American Beauty Member Since: Mar 2001 Location: My own private Idaho Posts: 61,047	All I can say is WOW! I hope I never end up in that situation. Best of luck to you. __________________ Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
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08-19-2002, 02:23 PM	#13 (permalink)
watercolor 5 dolla footlong Member Since: May 2002 Posts: 8,490	http://www.dhr.state.md.us/csea/ ok. I found this site..and I am going to look into a couple more things to see what I can do. Keep checking back. Cause I will edit this when I find more on it. But so far here is this so far. Here is some information for people in charles to contact CRA 101 Catalpa Drive La Plata, MD 20646 Mailing Address P.O. Box 3065 La Plata, MD. 20646 FAX 301-932-3379 Leonard C. Collins, Jr. State’s Attorney 301-932-3350 Elizabeth Theobalds Office Supervisor/Asst. State’s Attorney 301-932-3355 __________________ Walking along.. singing a song.. Last edited by watercolor : 08-19-2002 at 02:25 PM.
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08-19-2002, 02:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
watercolor 5 dolla footlong Member Since: May 2002 Posts: 8,490	here are some more of the people that they listed to contact. Courthouse P.O. Box 3000 LaPlata, MD. 20646 Hon. Helen Harrington Hearing Master 301-932-3422 Joyce C. Grubman Secretary/Court Room Clerk 301-932-3422 Donna Burch Clerk of the Court 301-932-3202 P.O. Box 189 La Plata, MD. 20646 Frederick E. Davis Sheriff 301-932-3059 I hope some of that helps. I was having a heck of a time with finding these numbers. __________________ Walking along.. singing a song.. Last edited by watercolor : 08-19-2002 at 02:29 PM.
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08-19-2002, 02:30 PM	#15 (permalink)
pixiegirl Cleopatra Jones Member Since: May 2002 Location: Ten Miles of Bad Road For Every Hood in Town... Posts: 20,011	A master cheif hears most of the cases that come through "family court" I'm not sure exactly what it is but in family court I think they're just as good as a judge. After the first hearing I was complaining to everyone and heard from several people that the particular master cheif we went before is a bleeding heart liberal and believes in giving dead-beat parents a "second chance". We were planning on having his paychecks garnished but before the paperwork could all go through he lost his job. __________________ Do you just come here to see people more wretched than yourself so that you may feel less wretched? Sweet like candy to my soul Sweet you rock And sweet you roll Lost for you Im so lost for you You come crash into me And I come into you... Dave Matthews
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08-19-2002, 02:40 PM	#17 (permalink)
Sierra39 Hairball Magnet Member Since: Mar 2002 Location: PF Posts: 405	Pixie, I was stupid with my ex, too, so I feel your pain... If you go through OCSE (Office of Child Support Enforcement) you DO NOT have to go through the expense of hiring an attorney. However, their caseload is INCREDIBLE, so it'll generally take more time to get something accomplished. But at least you won't be losing whatever you get by paying it out in attorney's fees! Most of the time, the court will take NO action UNLESS the payment is at least 90 days in arrears. When it DOES go to court, chances are they'll let him make monthly payments to pay off his arrears – and it's usually only about $25 (or less) per month in addition to the court-ordered child support. That means it'll take you nearly two years just to recoup $500 in back-support! So don't let it go too long... Also when you get to court, be sure to ask for the wage withholding option so they can take it directly out of his paycheck. They can also intercept any tax refund and apply it towards back child support. The driver's license thing is usually a "last ditch" effort, used to bring in the ones who fail to respond to subpoenas to appear in court. If he's self-employed (like mine is) your options are somewhat limited because you can't garnish wages and they usually OWE taxes... Good luck! PM me if you need more info! __________________ When life gives you hair, make hairballs.
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08-19-2002, 02:50 PM	#18 (permalink)
pixiegirl Cleopatra Jones Member Since: May 2002 Location: Ten Miles of Bad Road For Every Hood in Town... Posts: 20,011	I bent over and got prepared to take it up the arse and put a call in to my lawyer. He said it would probably be around $300 for him to file the papers and appear in court. Not too bad so I might just do that. On a lighter note, now that Water has provided me w/ the phone number to the wonderful Master Harrington think I should call her and say "Good job giving my ex a second chance. He still hasn't paid any type of support. Oh and giving him another 30 days to respond to his original complaint for custody was 'SUPER' cause all it did was waste my time and money which I now have to give to my lawyer instead of being able to spend it on my son. Anway, I just wanted to let you know what a good job you're doing..." __________________ Do you just come here to see people more wretched than yourself so that you may feel less wretched? Sweet like candy to my soul Sweet you rock And sweet you roll Lost for you Im so lost for you You come crash into me And I come into you... Dave Matthews
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08-19-2002, 02:58 PM	#20 (permalink)
RoseRed ^(Premo) American Beauty Member Since: Mar 2001 Location: My own private Idaho Posts: 61,047	or.... write her a letter and cc the Letter's to the Editor section of the paper. __________________ Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
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