If child support is my only source of income can it be garnished?
They are making an idle threat. Child support cannot be garnished. However, if sued you will still need to defend the lawsuit.
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They are making an idle threat. Child support cannot be garnished. However, if sued you will still need to defend the lawsuit.
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I agree, generally child support is not based on the new spouses income.
I agree, generally child support is not based on the new spouses income.
You have the right to request a review of your support obligation. However, your income from last year will be ascertained and most certainly...
I agree, the outcome very well could have been different, or at least a favorable agreement might have been negotiated.
Absolutely not. If you plead guilty you are then convicted, and the only thing left is for you to be sentenced.
Generally, crimes must be charged in the jurisdiction where the crime allegedly took place.
I would say yes, in general. However, it will depend on the language of your divorce decree.
Either yourself, or the biological father can start a paternity action.
The short, technical answer is yes. However, child abuse statutes generally provide a defense for legitimate parental, corporal punishment. Whether...