Stop Paying Child Support

The Secret You Need to Know

TA James
To be fair, and all that saintly stuff, I'm going to tell the custodial parents (parents the child lives with) not getting their child support checks how to go about receiving payments, and then follow up with ways to stop paying child support. So do me a favor and read along. For those tired of paying child support, this may give you a bit of information on what to look out for. Keep reading for the sake of your pockets and the injustice of it all.

Bills getting backed up again? Landlord screaming, "Where's my rent?" What's the first thing you think about? "Where's my child support check?!" Believe me, I understand. Having to pay for extracurricular activities, doctor bills, the bare necessities, overall making ends meet, is a tiresome practice of tight rope walking, and so stressful that the person owning child support seems to think that there's no need to pay right away, or not at all. I think that there is a belief that the owed parent, possibly has an overseas bank account full of millions,and that every time a bill is due that they are able to send off to their imaginary accountant to handle the disbursement of funds.

If you're tired of wondering where the child support is, here are some ways to make sure your money is on the table when you want it.

Abandonment Warrant - You see some people may believe that this is just for when a parent doesn't visit with a child. Not so. An abandonment warrant enforces the payment of child support, based on the non-receipt of child support for 30 days. The place to get the warrant is the Magistrate Court within the county in which the child lives. This order normally gives the delinquent parent 30 more days, before the court date occurs. If it is found that the noncustodial parent (parent child does not reside with), has not paid child support by the day of court that person is arrested and immediately taken into custody. Keep in mind, I'm NOT an attorney, however I am very well versed on abandonment warrant filing, being that I've been through it before. Now, here's the pitfall, the deadbeat parent can trick you and pay before the court date each time you file one, therefore foregoing being arrested. But don't you worry your little head there are other options. The downfall to the abandonment warrant, is that you may not receive child support payment for a long time if the delinquent party is arrested when going this particular route.

Contempt of a Court Order - This is for those who have a court order stating that the opposite parent, need to pay a certain amount in support each month. Let's say you've tried the abandonment warrant, or you didn't even bother, because the contempt of court order grabbed your eye like a bee to honey, that's fine. This order is similar to the abandonment warrant, except the thing that you need to prove, is that the delinquent parent is not paying child support as the court has ordered. If you have tried an abandonment warrant, and the delinquent parent only has made payments when a court date arrives, then you have proof that the only time the delinquent parent pays, is when summoned to court. To sum it up if the owing party still has an arrearage then more than likely they will be arrested and not released until the arrearage balance is met. In other words the greatest benefit is if the party owing enjoys their freedom they will make a way to pay, sort of like bonding out.

Child Support Enforcement - Always, I repeat ALWAYS stay on top of the payment transactions made. Request the payment history on your account because as much as we trust our technological world, neither computers nor people are foolproof. Child Support Enforcement is there to help in times that there are arrearage balances. So if you have a parent owing child support over thirty days, then by all means, call and find out what has been done to correct the situation. An IDO known as Income Deduction can be requested if you have the employment information needed on the delinquent individual. Enforcement will send a letter of delinquency to the individual owing, and normally if payment goes over two months in arrearage, their drivers license will begin the process of being suspended, by the enforcement agencies legal department. If suspending the drivers license does not work, than I advise the delinquent party to look out because soon a request for their arrest will be filed. Refer to your state guidelines on enforcing child support.

Property Lien - Property Lien is a beautiful option that not many people know about. Keep in mind, that you have to have a court order, and the individual has to be behind in their payments, before using this particular tactic. Also, you pretty much have to have your ducks in a row in regards to what property is owned, for example: land, real estate, etc. You can then go to the court and get assistance in filling out the forms necessary for placing a lien on the delinquent party's property. This means that they can not. CAN NOT, sell their property because you have placed a lien on their property.

Refer to your state's guidelines for Property liens.

To sum it up, you do have choices to enforce that you receive child support payments and not struggle alone financially. If you worry about the delinquent parent quitting their job so that they don't have to pay, judges don't care anymore they need to make an effort.

NOW, for those who have been waiting for the ultimate secret for not paying child support here is the information you need.

1. If you do not have a job, go to the library and go online and search for job opportunities in your city.

2. Don't waste your time not paying.

3. If you do number 1, then you are well on your way to not needing to skip paying child support.

4. If you do number 2, then I'll assure you that it won't be long, before you walk down the white corridors of a courthouse, leading to holding area for jail with spiffy new bracelets on.

5. In other words stop reading this article and get a job, there is no way to relinquish your responsibility, if the party owed or the state isn't willing to let you.

I am not an attorney; therefore the information given is through over four years of study and experience. always, check your state laws and child support enforcement to know your options.

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  • Irritated wife 4/6/2011

    This is obivously written by a mother who collects support. I want to make this clear up front - I do not think that fathers should get out of paying child support, with that said! I also do not think the mother should be able to sit at home on her large back side doing nothing to help support her child that she tricked my husband into having. (Oh that pill must not have worked...right! & then decided the guy she met online was her soul mate so she divorced him.) We pay for the childs clothes, dr visits, glasses, shoes, etc. along with paying child support because she will not purchase these and the child if forced to go to school in rags if we do not. My husband is also required to supply insurance for the child. This is 48% of his pay. How far is that??? It isn't! The current system is flawed! The father should not be the only one that is obligated to support the child.

  • jay d. hicks 2/27/2011

    and the next time post my whole article you one way no good for nothing sperm burping, sack scratching,nut juggling,ball bouncing,jizz jerking,over paid lawyer loving,never lived the life pricks!!!!!!!!

  • jay d. hicks 2/27/2011

    this is for those whom think the current child support laws are near or close to perfect.let me see where to start.upon my now ex's and my seperation she willing told blatant lies about first my place of employment,two of my residence of that time.she knew i didnt work or live at either place!this is fact,that she would surely deny.someone or herself schooled her on this and heres why i know this.the job i had before being layed off was being a plumber.so this made my obligation 1068. a month.next was the hearing papers being sent to an address where she knew i did not live.so automatically this was locked in for 2 years in the state of iowa.that comes to 26,632 and was 10 years ago.now the state says my current support has stopped and owe back support of 30000.that leaves 3368 that ive fell behind in ten years.now for me whom have lived damned near in poverty,been refused public assitance,driver licience suspened,had to beg and bum from those i could just to survive.yes im saying

  • EAT MY DICK 2/15/2011

    FUCK YOU!

  • YOUR WAKE UP CALL 1/13/2011

    ATTENTION: males have right if they want a child or not..United States Declaration of Independence, all men and women are to be created equal. If men are equal, where is my right to the following, To have a child or if I do not want one. Basically all the Maine child support guidelines is in favor for the females, whom can have as many children as they want and collect a check for each one. That is a outrage for the men who pay the way for females, where’s the balance?
    If you cryt about child support then its that child support for that child not for you..!!!

  • scott 11/23/2010

    why would you waste peoples time like this. i have a genuine issue. i have two girls with my ex, they stay with me every other week. they go to school near my house, and come to my house every day so she can pick them up around 6 pm. they are custody of the state, why i dont know. but they told her she gets them they charge me child support. i pay. why i have my girls 60% of the time, and because of "cs" i cant afford to get the case back into court. and they have my pay scale at a job i worked seasonal one time when i actually made money. now i dont make that make that kind of money. so why doesnt someone make a logical post for the parent who is trapped by a heavy sided system and actually needs help from someone who knows what they are talking about. not someone bitter from meeting one of the dead beat dads of this world. instead my other children live in children suffer while the ex says oh you like the new swing set you should it cost $500, and you payed for it(chuckles,

  • maurice 10/28/2010

    I pay child support for my son but his mother and I are married and we all live together as a family. child support was astablished for medical reasons my wife and i have told the case worker countless times of our marital status and she still has not stopped the withdrawl

  • GREG 10/7/2010

    TOM I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU. IJUST WENT TO COURT TODAY AND GOT S AGAIN. MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN LIVING WITH US SINCE FEB. 2010, AND I STILL CANT GET THE CHILD SUPPORT FROM COMING OUT OF MY CHECK, AND HAVE NEVER IN THIRTEEN TEARS BEEN BEHIND MY EX WIFE HAS OVER 4000 OF FREE MONEY AND NOT CONTRIBUTED ONE DIME IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS. YES I SAID TEARS AND NOT YEARS. WHAT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT SPENDING TOTALLY RIDICULOUS FEES FOR AN ATTORNEY?

  • George Warren 10/4/2010

    All my kids are grown I have been paying child support but it seems to keep going up.It started at 42,000 I paid 1012 a month for almost six years yes i did miss a payment but the cause of letters the child support would send to my employer .I am now unemployed for same reasons the reason is going to take drivers license again .I am a painter and requires me to drive.Well after paying what I have I get a letter saying I am still 32,000 behind .

  • Brill 9/10/2010

    my 17 yo daughter has not been in school since she was 16 and now is a single parent of a baby. Do I still have to pay child support or can I have it stopped?

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