Failure to pay

it is probably not your ex spouse’s fault. It takes a while for the CS agency to “catch up” and if they are deducting it automatically it could take a couple of months. They may have started the process for the deduction but you just haven’t gotten it yet. What happened in our case was:

  1. Court order was signed
  2. Documents were submitted to my husband’s place of employment and they filled out and sent back to CS
  3. CS began being deducted
  4. Ex rec’d money
    I recall this taking longer than a month. You should have a case # and be able to call CS to see where in the process things are.

No, the CS/SS is not being deducted from his paycheck. He is in a solo med practice. My understanding is that he sends a check to Raleigh for CS/SS and they then send me a check, rather than paying me directly, but maybe I have it wrong. I thought the purpose of this was to document accurately that he is paying what he should and is on time.

The retro child support he was to send directly to the atty office (locally) by the 20th and it has not been received, although that is only a few days ago

If your spouse has not made the payment to your attorney as required, your attorney will give him a reasonable period of time to make the payment usually 5-10 days depending on the circumstances. If he does not make the payment, your attorney can pursue the payment using a motion and order to show cause.

I often try the wait and see approach for a few days because it may cost more to go to court and pursue the payment, especially if it comes only a few days late.

Helena M. Nevicosi
Attorney with Rosen Law Firm

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The judge signed the court order 7-20 saying spouse was to pay spousal support and child support by the first of the month and both are to be paid through Raleigh’s CS agency. I have not received anything yet.Retroactive CS was to be paid by 8-20, and payed to the atty office. I have contacted atty and nothing has been received.

What are the next steps and how long do you wait. The reason everything went to court was that spouse was not paying enough for the family and not paying on time. He makes in excess of 300K/year and has 4 children to support. I will soon need to get a loan to pay household expenses as credit cards have been maxed since he moved out 11-06. Doesn’t the legal system see this as a blatant disrespect of their laws and an irresponsibility to his children.

How long will an atty wait before filing contempt of court charges?