How to obtain a judgement I wonin courts on my ex-wife after she wrongfully received child support when I had custody?
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How to obtain a judgement I wonin courts on my ex-wife after she wrongfully received child support when I had custody?
I received custody on my son back almost 2 years ago and child support was to have stopped. Over a year later child services started taking funds back out of my paycheck. After several court dates, child support was stopped again 2 months ago and a judgment was placed against my ex-wife for the amount of $4568.00 that she wrongfully received. She had 10 days to respond. Never received the money and was wondering what I needed to do to obtain it.
Asked on January 4, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Mississippi
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If the court awarded you $4,568.00 against your former wife as a judgment, you now need to collect upon it. The ways to do so are to levy upon her bank accounts or garnish her wages through a wage garnishment against her for starts. You should also have an abstract of judgment issued against her and have it recorded with your county recorder's office.
There are forms online to assist you in this process. Possibly you might wish to consult with an attorney that does judgment collection work to assist you in the process in getting paid on the judgment.
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