Child support that can't be collected???
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Anonymous
Go through the child support office. You need a court order and garnishment. |
Anonymous
I'm working with them. |
Anonymous
| If your husband is entitled to a housing stipend, he may even be entitled to a second one for you. Absolutely find a new lawyer who has experience with child support and federal employees. They should be falling off trees in Northern Virginia! |
Anonymous
You're right, but I live in western Maryland. Not exactly the land of legal eagles. |
Anonymous
Wow. |
Anonymous
So stop constantly complaining and work through the process. You either go through them, hire an attorney or file yourself. Simple. |
Anonymous
You sound full of drama. |
Anonymous
It's not an international case. If he works for DOD they will garnish his wages. As long as your attorney has experience garnishing wages here in the US, he'll be able to do it. You stbx is working for the US Military overseas - that means his wages are paid by a US based employer, and garnishing just requires serving them with the papers. |
Anonymous
She is. With this thread and her three other current threads. And the 100 others she's written over the last two years. |
Anonymous
So drive a few miles or consult by phone. Again, you are in lawyer central, not to mention federal gov't lawyer central. |
Anonymous
| Check with the State Dept. website to see if the country in which your ex spouse lives has a child support enforcement agreement with the United States. If so, go through the State Dept. to process your child support enforcement request. And, if there is no agreement, I would contact the local authorities where he lives to see what legal action you can take. |
Anonymous
If the parent works for a US company and gets paid from the US or works for the USG, the above would not apply. OP has already said STBX DH works for DOD/US Army Corps of Engineers and thus OP should be able to garnish his wages for child support thru DOD. If the STBX isn't a direct hire, and works for the CoE thru some kind of subcontractor, then it would depend where the subcontract was paid from. For example, I worked as a US secondee to an international organization. For all appearances, I worked for the USG. But, in reality, the USG subcontracted out the job of finding and providing employees to this international organization via a contract to a Beltway Bandit company (think like Dyncorps). The Beltway Bandit then had a direct contract with me, but it was written and paid out of a subsidiary company in London. So, to attatch my wages for child support, you would have had to execute a US order for child support thru appropriate UK government offices (courts, probably). OP, if your husband is a direct hire thru USCoE/DoD, then there is probably some kind of DOD office that supports families/spouses who can advise you about divorce/child support process. You are not the first DOD spouse in this position, as unusual as it may seem to you. For example, just by quick google, I came up with this: https://www.dfas.mil/garnishment/usfspa/apply.html. I don't know if it applies to your specific situation, but it's an illustration that there is a process and set of rules/statute for DoD child support. You might want to look at the law firm of Feldesman, Tucker, Leifer and Fidell, in DC. Marna Tucker is one of the best (and most expensive) lawyers in DC. Eugene Fidell is one of the best lawyers in military law in the US, although his military law practice is not focused on family law, I would guess that he and junior associates are knowledgeable about military divorce as well. I would research the lawyer bios on their website and see if there are any junior lawyers who seem to have a background that is similar to your needs. You can pay for just one or two hours of time to get a "second opinion" in person or by phone about what your own lawyer has said about executing a child support order. Attorney emails are usually available with their bio on the firm website and you can simply email, give a thumbnail, facts only sketch of your situation and ask if the attorney does this kind of case and if so, can you set up a short consult and what would be terms (time/fee) and if not, can they refer you to a colleague with experience in your situation. Tucker is probably too expensive for you, but there are many ways to get their expertise at a lower cost - hiring junior associates at the firm who will get a little guidance from the more senior partner, or just paying for a fee hours of consult, or maybe you can get your own lawyer to do most of the legwork in your Western MD court, and just call on more expertise in executing the judgment ( although successful execution of a judgment in a different state or agency often relies on laying anproper foundation in getting the judgment, or maybe you can ask if they can recommend a knowledgeable colleague that is closer to your geographical area. good luck! |
Anonymous
| ^Marna isn't admitted in MD so OP is going to have to find another lawyer at the firm to help her. |
Anonymous
| 13:50 - thank you so much for this detailed, helpful post! I really appreciate it. |
Anonymous
A lawyer in Cumberland ought to be at least vaguely familiar with laws in PA, WV, and probably VA. |