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Melanie Hodge
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Melanie Hodge asked in Family & RelationshipsMarriage & Divorce · 10 years ago

My ex husband is hiding in another state to avoid child support! Help!?

My ex husband was ordered to pay $110 a week for the support of our two children (much less than he should be paying, but I was so happy to get that court order, I didn't push it). He fled to New Jersey (I live in NH, where he is from), and now I think he is somewhere in Florida living off of his new girlfriend. He hasn't seen or spoken to the children in almost two years. The courts are little help...they say that if I don't have an address for him, I can't serve him. So how do I file contempt charges? I have spoken to a couple of lawyers, and their responses are something along the lines of "hmmm...sounds tough. Might have to hire a private detective. And even then..." I am trying to support two children on my income alone, I don't have any money for lawyers and detectives. Does anyone have any suggestions at all??? I do have his social security number, anyone know of a website I can use to find him? Thank you in advance.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
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    He will eventually get caught. Only women who are ordered to pay get away with that, just by moving to the next county.

    Source(s): For 22 years, I have volunteered my time working with divorced/single fathers dealing in family law issues, such as child support, teaching them about what the states are not telling support obligors. ♂♀
  • Patricia
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    The only way you're going to get $$ out of him is if the court has ordered him to pay child support and he gets a legitimate job. His social security number will be in a data base which child support services has access to... at this time, they would start taking $ from his paychecks for child support

    there is no other option. you can't get blood from a turnip. but i do wish you well!

  • ?
    10 years ago

    I'm sorry. You should get his tax returns though. Unless an order wasn't put in place because you can't properly serve him. In WI he doesn't need to be present at the hearing. At tax time I called child support to make sure they put a lien on my ex's taxes. Good thing I did because they wouldn't have otherwise. Call your local child support agency for advice. In the mean time those kids need extra love and support from you if their father ditched them. People (not just men) can be so heartless.

    Best of luck to you and your family.

  • ?
    10 years ago

    Wait until he files his taxes and the IRS confiscates them all and sends you a check. I'll bet he calls when he gets that letter stating that his tax return had been set to you.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Fleeing to avoid 1,320 a year? lmao. Welcome to matriarchy. Is it everything you hoped for?

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