Child Support Question (Montgomery County)

[Anonymous]

Just out of curiosity has anyone here that lives in Montgomery County had to deal with issues receiving child support payments? I'm supposed to receive that monthly via wage garnishment, but for whatever reason the child support office isn't enforcing it. They have all the paper work including a signed order by a judge so I'm not sure why the order isn't being followed. Calling/going to the office, they give you the run around. I really can't afford to pay a lawyer to start a new case, especially if it's going to end up right back in the same place (this is the second time I've ran into this issue). Has anyone had a similar experience? If so, how did you resolve it? TIA!

[Anonymous]

Go into the office and ask them. If its a garnishment, they take the money so something is wrong with the set up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go into the office and ask them. If its a garnishment, they take the money so something is wrong with the set up.

Agree with this. Also, if they don't give you a straight answer I would contact your state legislative representative. They will get things squared away quickly assuming it is an issue with the CS office and not something like your ex being unemployed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go into the office and ask them. If its a garnishment, they take the money so something is wrong with the set up.

Agree with this. Also, if they don't give you a straight answer I would contact your state legislative representative. They will get things squared away quickly assuming it is an issue with the CS office and not something like your ex being unemployed.

I'll try this. As I said in my OP, going in the office is just as bad as calling the office. My ex is definitely still employed and with the same employer so I know that's not the issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go into the office and ask them. If its a garnishment, they take the money so something is wrong with the set up.

Agree with this. Also, if they don't give you a straight answer I would contact your state legislative representative. They will get things squared away quickly assuming it is an issue with the CS office and not something like your ex being unemployed.

I'll try this. As I said in my OP, going in the office is just as bad as calling the office. My ex is definitely still employed and with the same employer so I know that's not the issue.

PP here and another option is to file a show cause for the back due child support. DCSE and your ex will both have to show up and they can point fingers at each other for why the CS isn't being delivered. Technically the garnishment doesn't excuse him from paying, it just means the payments have to go through DCSE.

I guess the other question is whether he has mentioned if they are withholding the CS or not. Another less likely possibility is that his employer is not doing the garnishment correctly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go into the office and ask them. If its a garnishment, they take the money so something is wrong with the set up.

Agree with this. Also, if they don't give you a straight answer I would contact your state legislative representative. They will get things squared away quickly assuming it is an issue with the CS office and not something like your ex being unemployed.

I'll try this. As I said in my OP, going in the office is just as bad as calling the office. My ex is definitely still employed and with the same employer so I know that's not the issue.

PP here and another option is to file a show cause for the back due child support. DCSE and your ex will both have to show up and they can point fingers at each other for why the CS isn't being delivered. Technically the garnishment doesn't excuse him from paying, it just means the payments have to go through DCSE.

I guess the other question is whether he has mentioned if they are withholding the CS or not. Another less likely possibility is that his employer is not doing the garnishment correctly.

He's been trying to get out of paying child support from day 1. So in his mind, since his job isn't garnishing his check, he doesn't have to pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go into the office and ask them. If its a garnishment, they take the money so something is wrong with the set up.

Agree with this. Also, if they don't give you a straight answer I would contact your state legislative representative. They will get things squared away quickly assuming it is an issue with the CS office and not something like your ex being unemployed.

I'll try this. As I said in my OP, going in the office is just as bad as calling the office. My ex is definitely still employed and with the same employer so I know that's not the issue.

PP here and another option is to file a show cause for the back due child support. DCSE and your ex will both have to show up and they can point fingers at each other for why the CS isn't being delivered. Technically the garnishment doesn't excuse him from paying, it just means the payments have to go through DCSE.

I guess the other question is whether he has mentioned if they are withholding the CS or not. Another less likely possibility is that his employer is not doing the garnishment correctly.

If there is a garnishment, there is no reason for ex to pay her directly and if he does it's a huge mistake as he may never get that money back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go into the office and ask them. If its a garnishment, they take the money so something is wrong with the set up.

Agree with this. Also, if they don't give you a straight answer I would contact your state legislative representative. They will get things squared away quickly assuming it is an issue with the CS office and not something like your ex being unemployed.

I'll try this. As I said in my OP, going in the office is just as bad as calling the office. My ex is definitely still employed and with the same employer so I know that's not the issue.

PP here and another option is to file a show cause for the back due child support. DCSE and your ex will both have to show up and they can point fingers at each other for why the CS isn't being delivered. Technically the garnishment doesn't excuse him from paying, it just means the payments have to go through DCSE.

I guess the other question is whether he has mentioned if they are withholding the CS or not. Another less likely possibility is that his employer is not doing the garnishment correctly.

He's been trying to get out of paying child support from day 1. So in his mind, since his job isn't garnishing his check, he doesn't have to pay.

He should not be paying you directly if its a garnishment as when the garnishment goes through, he will end up being charged back child support and if he pays you directly and you choose not to return the money he'll never see it again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go into the office and ask them. If its a garnishment, they take the money so something is wrong with the set up.

Agree with this. Also, if they don't give you a straight answer I would contact your state legislative representative. They will get things squared away quickly assuming it is an issue with the CS office and not something like your ex being unemployed.

I'll try this. As I said in my OP, going in the office is just as bad as calling the office. My ex is definitely still employed and with the same employer so I know that's not the issue.

PP here and another option is to file a show cause for the back due child support. DCSE and your ex will both have to show up and they can point fingers at each other for why the CS isn't being delivered. Technically the garnishment doesn't excuse him from paying, it just means the payments have to go through DCSE.

I guess the other question is whether he has mentioned if they are withholding the CS or not. Another less likely possibility is that his employer is not doing the garnishment correctly.

If there is a garnishment, there is no reason for ex to pay her directly and if he does it's a huge mistake as he may never get that money back.

Did you even read what I wrote? He is supposed to pay directly to DCSE until the garnishment take effect.

[Anonymous]

It makes me so angry when the absent parent doesn't pay to support their kids. Sleaze.

Contact his job, company HR department, any email/phone # you can get.
Send them a copy of the order and tell them to enter it in for next payroll or you'll have the Courts contact them. Companies can get in trouble for not properly garnishing wages.
-HR person

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It makes me so angry when the absent parent doesn't pay to support their kids. Sleaze.

Contact his job, company HR department, any email/phone # you can get.
Send them a copy of the order and tell them to enter it in for next payroll or you'll have the Courts contact them. Companies can get in trouble for not properly garnishing wages.
-HR person

It is exponentially more likely the delay is on the DCSE end than the employer end. Also, a company cannot just set up a wage garnishment based upon correspondence from an individual, it has to go through DCSE for what should be fairly obvious reasons. This is terrible advice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go into the office and ask them. If its a garnishment, they take the money so something is wrong with the set up.

Agree with this. Also, if they don't give you a straight answer I would contact your state legislative representative. They will get things squared away quickly assuming it is an issue with the CS office and not something like your ex being unemployed.

I'll try this. As I said in my OP, going in the office is just as bad as calling the office. My ex is definitely still employed and with the same employer so I know that's not the issue.

PP here and another option is to file a show cause for the back due child support. DCSE and your ex will both have to show up and they can point fingers at each other for why the CS isn't being delivered. Technically the garnishment doesn't excuse him from paying, it just means the payments have to go through DCSE.

I guess the other question is whether he has mentioned if they are withholding the CS or not. Another less likely possibility is that his employer is not doing the garnishment correctly.

He's been trying to get out of paying child support from day 1. So in his mind, since his job isn't garnishing his check, he doesn't have to pay.

He should not be paying you directly if its a garnishment as when the garnishment goes through, he will end up being charged back child support and if he pays you directly and you choose not to return the money he'll never see it again.

He’s not paying me directly. He’ll send $50 maybe once or twice a year directly to the child support office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It makes me so angry when the absent parent doesn't pay to support their kids. Sleaze.

Contact his job, company HR department, any email/phone # you can get.
Send them a copy of the order and tell them to enter it in for next payroll or you'll have the Courts contact them. Companies can get in trouble for not properly garnishing wages.
-HR person

Thank you! Should I do this or have a lawyer contact them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It makes me so angry when the absent parent doesn't pay to support their kids. Sleaze.

Contact his job, company HR department, any email/phone # you can get.
Send them a copy of the order and tell them to enter it in for next payroll or you'll have the Courts contact them. Companies can get in trouble for not properly garnishing wages.
-HR person

Thank you! Should I do this or have a lawyer contact them?

Please read my response to that person and don't do this. To be more technical it is not your court order that sets up the garnishment. DCSE sends its own administrative order to initiate the garnishment that is separate from your court order. At the very least please check with your lawyer before deciding to do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It makes me so angry when the absent parent doesn't pay to support their kids. Sleaze.

Contact his job, company HR department, any email/phone # you can get.
Send them a copy of the order and tell them to enter it in for next payroll or you'll have the Courts contact them. Companies can get in trouble for not properly garnishing wages.
-HR person

Thank you! Should I do this or have a lawyer contact them?

Please read my response to that person and don't do this. To be more technical it is not your court order that sets up the garnishment. DCSE sends its own administrative order to initiate the garnishment that is separate from your court order. At the very least please check with your lawyer before deciding to do this.

Yes, I saw your response after I responded. Thank you!