How to permanently change the payee of my children’s support checks?

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How to permanently change the payee of my children’s support checks?

I have been seperated from my husband for about 4 years and both of our children (ages 7 and 13) live with me and always have. He’s been collecting disability for about 3 years on himself because he has Huntington’s disease and is also collecting their support but he never even sees them. I have had the payee on the case changed 3 or 4 times but he keeps changing it back to himself somehow. He doesn’t pay any type of support on them and they’ve only benefited maybe 6 months total. When he is payee they never see any of it and the state cut my foodstamps almost in half. Isn’t there something I can do to stop him? Because of a history of domestic abuse, he isn’t even allowed to know where we live.

Asked on September 23, 2012 under Family Law, Florida

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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

The best way to change the payee status of the child support checks of your children the way it should be is to file a petition with the court seeking an order with respect to the family law matter that presumably has a court filing stating who the payee is for the child support checks you have written about. The way to do such is to consult with a family law attorney for assistance. If you cannot afford one, consult with your legal aid clinic for assistance.


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