Court Orders

Legal Aid LIne for Dallas County is 888-529-5277. I'm sure you can call this number and get a similar number for Tarrant County.

Iwould def try Legal Aid.That's really the only option I can think of right now. God Bless and Good Luck, M.

H. if his attourney was ordered to work up the temporary orders then his attorney is in contempt. If mediation court is in March, then I would be loaded for BEAR when I went to mediation and see if you couldn't get things back on track through that avenue.

Have you tried Legal Aid? I don't know how they work, or how hard it is to get in, but it might be worth a try.

call the attorney General office and ask for free legal help.

http://www.lanwt.org/ This is the Legal Aid of Northwest Texas website. Also you can call around to attorneys becuz most will give you a free consultation. At least tell them your situation and see what they reccommend you do.

He has to pay child support. I live in Washington State things maybe a little different but we have support inforcement dshs. I am sure you have something to the same effect look under goverment offices in phonebook. If you have to go to court with out a attorney. The court office should have a form that the two of you would fill out it states your income and expences a month. Fill it out and you can turn it in to the courts. Also go for daycare costs if you don't have daycare know you may in the future so this way you wont have to go back to court. You can also look up all kinds of laws and code for famliy court on the computer for your county. Don"t back down go in with your head high no matter what. Good luck.

Depending on where you are, you may qualify for a free attorney. Some places offer free attorneys if you can prove you can't afford one. I would call around (court house, legal aid, etc) to see what resources are in your area.

Good luck!!!
M.
www.justamom.morethanonemoment.com

Hannah,
The only thing I can think of is check to see if there is free legal aid in your area. Maybe they can help. Best of luck to you. He needs to support your child!

Hey H., first off take a deep breath and relax and then say thank you for being a Texan! We have very rigid laws in Texas when it come to child support. When and if it goes to a jury your ex will not have an option if he wants to pay back child support or not. (I speak from experience) Unless he can show proof of direct payment to you for support they typically will rule in favor of back child support and give you a dollar amount owed. However, good luck getting this. From my experience what happens is he will have his court ordered regular pay period amount and then there is an additional amount that he will need to pay to cover for the back child support. (Back child support has a penatly interest rate against him and it reports against his credit so its in his best interest to pay this sooner than later) The state send the withholding forms to his employer and they will take it diresctly out of his paycheck. Once a judge signs off you are still looking at about 6-8 weeks before you see your first check. Remain diligent in calling your local office if he refuses to pay and say that you are following up on your case. At the same time be sure to abide by your side of the court order as far as visitation rights because in Texas failure to pay does not remdure you the right to with hold this and you can jepordize being held in contempt of the court order as well. Hope this helps

The court will offer an attorney on behalf of your child, not you, for free. They can speak for the best interest of the child.
Also he has to pay back all owed child support from 4 years back from when you filed on him. They only let you go back 4 years. The Attn Gen filed my papers for me free of charge. They sent a letter to me and my ex explaining of a date we both had to come in or to request a jury date. If he failed to show up to court, he would be in contempt. He chose to just do the informal hearing. But once the temp orders are sent off, they send a letter to his employer asking what he makes and if he works for this company. After that a judge will sign off on them and his employer will start garnishing wages. He will have to give you 20% of his income and whatever is agreed on that he owes you in back pay, plus interest. If he fails to pays you on time, his interest rate goes up! After that, you both get a copy of the signed papers and his employer will be sent papers on child support plus insurance. He must pay for the childs insurance. Make sure you bring all health bills you have acquired in the past 4 years. He must pay half of everything! If he fails to provide insurance after the papers are filed, he will be forced to pay 100% of all medical. The Attn Gen will work with you. Trust me because my ex has not made this easy. But they make it clear, if he doesn't work with them, they will make it worse on him. And he keeps having to pay more because he refuses to get medical insurance on my son. If he tries to quit working, he will still have to pay you what was agreed on. If he doesn't, his license is suspended. They may also give you his tax returns to help pay off back owed support. You will also be able to legally change the childs last name if you want to at this hearing. Just saying becasue this was something I did. But both parents must agree to it.

I don't know all the details of what you have been through but I do know my experiance with the attorney generals office. It has taken them two years to move my case to the county I now live in. My ex has not paid support consistantly in eight years. I have never recieved a income tax check. I being a fool tried to hel my ex a few years back and reduced his support and dropped all back supoort just to get burned. He now owes over 20,000 in back support. He has never paid a dime for medical support. The attorney generals office is only allowed to inforce a standing order and they will tell you they do not work for you it is not their job. I know lawyers are expensive but if their is anyway for you to get one do so because it is your only shot. Legal aid may be able to help you.