Help! Judge signing order

North Carolina Divorce Law Divorce and Separation Answers
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It would be appropriate to follow up with a letter asking the judge for a status update.

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I was in court on August 8 regarding a child support modication in which I represented myself. Iwon the modification and the judge stated that she would have the order typed up and she would sign and forward to me and the ex. We handwrote everything out and signed it in the meantime. Then that same day I found that the modification was calculated wrong, the ex’s attorney and I both agreed that it was wrong and should be corrected. The judge was supposed to make the change on the typed version she was sending.

My problem is I still have not received the typed, signed order from the judge. The order was to include the new child support + arrears to be garnished from the exs wages on Sept. 1. Please note he had been paying through CSE and never on time.

My concern is that I have not received the order from the judge and of course nothing has been set up to be garnished from the exs wages. Plus it is Sept. 12 and he has not paid his child support or the arrears that was due by Sept. 1.

What can i do at this point? Is it appropriate to get a status on the order from the judge? Do I call or write a letter? If the ex does not pay the new amount+ arrears to CSE, claiming ignorance, is there anything I can do?

Advice is needed…