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Make sure you have a copy of the judgment or order for child support. There should also be an earnings withholding order directing his employer to withhold money from his paycheck for child support. Send a copy of the earnings withholding order to the payroll administrator. You can also send a letter directly to you ex-husband advising that the money has not been received. Late payments result in heavy penalties. Keep track of the payments received and when they became due, so you can...
A divorce court can assign the responsibility to pay a debt between the spouses, but the decision has no effect on the rights of the creditor. In other words, when both parties are named on a credit card, both of them are liable to the credir card company for all charges made on the card by either party. In a divorce, the court can order one party to pay the credit card. However, until the card is paid, both parties will remain liable to the credit card company. The date the divorce case is...
A person cannot remarry until their first marriage has been dissolved. A divorce occurs when the court enters a judgment dissolving the marital status of the parties. Look at the Judgment form FL-180. It will state the date when marital status was terminated. It will sometimes show a future date for termination if less than six months have elapsed since the petition for divorce was served or the other party filed a response, whichever is earlier. In those cases, the court will insert a...