Enforcing Child Support Payments

When a married couple with children divorces, only one parent will have custody of the couple’s children in most cases. The non-custodial parent, then, usually must pay the custodial parent child support to help offset the costs of raising the children.

Unfortunately, some non-custodial parents default on their payments. In order to counteract this irresponsible behavior there are legal means to enforce support payments. For more information about this, please contact the Fort Lauderdale child support lawyers of Eric N. Klein & Associates, P.A., at 954-580-8080 today.

Legal Enforcement

When custodial parents do not receive child support, they should first try to contact the non-custodial parent in writing. The reason why the contact should be in writing is so that there is a tangible record of the custodial parent’s outreach to the non-custodial parent.

If this method does not work, then custodial parents will likely want to seek more official means. Usually, parents are advised to report their delinquent ex-partners to the Florida Department of Revenue. This bureau will take the appropriate actions against individuals who are behind on support.

In many cases, individuals find that hiring a lawyer to assist them with sending the written notification and reporting their ex-partners to the Department of Revenue helps to make the process easier.

Contact Us

If your ex-spouse is behind on child support payments, you may need to seek legal action to enforce the support agreement. Contact the Fort Lauderdale child support attorneys of Eric N. Klein & Associates, P.A., at 954-580-8080 for more information.