Can a judge leave my husband and supporter of our family incarcerated so he can support his prior family?
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Posted 3 months ago in Child Support.
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My husband was put in jail for missing child support court we never received any information for it with a date and a time. The only thing we received was a paper from his ex-wife that she sent to us but on the paper was her address and her info, the papers were stapled together with one in the middle torn out. She said she had taken him off child support and not to pay. Well my husband was arrested for missing court that we knew nothing about and they say he cant get out until he pays all of what he owes. And that if we dont have the money he would be on a work release program. Can a judge keep him in jail so he can pay off his child support when we have a newborn at home and he was our support? Will the judge make it to where he works for his prior family while his current family suffers financially?
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It doesn't sound like you were properly served but even if you were he still has obligations to children born by an earlier marriage. Yes, the Court can force him to meet those obligations even though his present family has less. Answers (1)
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