Mothers, fathers, grandparents, friends, and siblings have all heard horror stories about the lack of child support payment and the financial woes that come from a single mother being on her own. Perhaps they have been there themselves. The Feavel Law Office has seen every variation of this situation. A father is out of state and working under the table. The child support offices know where he is, but they need more documentation. Perhaps they are taking too long. All the while the father is beginning to see the child. The mother, without proper payment, feels as if she is being taken advantage of.
It is a dramatic and emotionally complicated situation. A child support lawyer in Washington, Indiana is usually not the first option. For many mothers in the city, it inevitably becomes their last option. Few court situations are as individualized as child support.
Right to See
Here is a main example of the unique ambiguity of child support. A mother is restricting the father from seeing the child until he gets caught up in child support. Unfortunately, many states see this as a ‘restriction of visitation.’ If the father files the documentation first on this basis, he can be seen as a victim in the situation. The end result may be a dramatically reduced child support payment and visitation rights perhaps slanted in his favor.
Out of State Jail Time
Pursuing a child support payment out of state is often extremely difficult. The child support offices have a lot to do, unfortunately. In general, they work easier cases over harder cases. For example, if the father has an active W2 and is in the same state, it will be hard for him to get out of child support. An unwilling out of state father is a far more demanding case. The unfair reality is that it may not be prioritized in the offices because it requires more resources.
The examples above detail just a small part of thea complexity of child support and parenthood. It is these types of situations that are better avoided when working with a child support lawyer in Washington, Indiana.
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